Egyptian Art / Pyramid of Dashoor. Irregular construction. Length and breadth at base abt. 200 metres.

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Title/Description: “Bent Pyramid” of Sneferu (Snofru) at Dahshur
Original Caption: Egyptian Art; Pyramid of Dashoor. Irregular construction. Length and breadth at base abt. 200 metres.
Location: Dahshûr, Egypt
Category: Ancient Egypt
Style Period: Egypt, Old Kingdom
Subject: Pyramids (tombs)--Egypt
Date: ca. 2613-2589 B.C.E.
Dimensions: 9 x 13 cm.
Source: Architecture, Sculpture, and the Industrial Arts Among the Nations of Antiquity / a series of illustrations arranged chronologically, and forming an atlas, to be used in connection with any work on the history of art. Authorized American edition, published under the supervision of S. R. Koehler. Boston: L. Prang and Company, 1879. Series I.
Type: engraving
Notes: Dynasty IV
Page Plate Figure: Plate 1, figure 1
File ID: Prang1_1
Catalog Info Source: Allan T. Kohl

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Collection: Historic Illustrations of Art and Architecture
Image Size: 3087 x 2163
File Size: 888 KB
Record: Prang1_1
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Full citation: "Egyptian Art; Pyramid of Dashoor. Irregular construction. Length and breadth at base abt. 200 metres." In the digital collection Historic Illustrations of Art and Architecture. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hiaaic/x-prang1-und-1/prang1_1. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 06, 2025.