Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair88%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- Depth spread
- 3px
- The range of horizontal difference between the two views. More spread generally means more depth; 0–1 px usually indicates a monoview.
- Match
- 90%
- The share of usable picture detail that can be matched between the left and right views. A higher number means a more reliable comparison.
- Vertical
- 2px
- Vertical drift between matched details. Lower is better; 4 px or more can indicate camera movement, scan skew, or poor alignment.
Two figures in long robes and head coverings stand with their backs to the camera, facing the stone buildings of Medinet Habou. Rubble and sparse vegetation cover the foreground. Beyond them, carved wall surfaces, broken masonry, projecting cornices and tall columns give the paired photographs a succession of distinct planes.
The reverse identifies the view as “EGYPT.—Thebes. The Temple of Medinet Habou.” Its circular emblem reads “GOOD’S EASTERN SERIES,” and the lower imprint states “Photographed and Published by FRANK M. GOOD, LONDON.” The card thus identifies both the site and its photographer-publisher, but supplies no date.
The printed view number is partly illegible: “18” remains discernible, while a clear pencil “180” above it probably records the complete number. The reverse also bears the name “J. J. Purcell.” and a smaller sideways pencil notation at the right. The Purcell mark establishes an association with that name, not a documented ownership history.
The photographs are clean and otherwise sound. Small patches of surface-paper loss affect the yellow covering on the reverse, chiefly near the upper left and lower right, without affecting the photographs or the principal caption.
- Title on card
- No. 18[?]. EGYPT.—Thebes. The Temple of Medinet Habou.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Faith, Outdoor Scene, Yellow Mount
- Dimensions
- 6.85 × 3.35 in (174.0 × 85.0 mm)
- Condition
- Small patches of surface-paper loss on the reverse mount, chiefly near the upper left and lower right. The photographs are clean and otherwise sound; the principal caption remains clear.
- Provenance
- The reverse bears the name mark “J. J. Purcell.”; the nature and date of this association are not established.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1870
Catalogue details
Location
Temple of Medinet Habu, Thebes (Luxor) · Luxor, Egypt
Photographed subject · Exact site · 90% confidence
Back label reads "No. 18.. EGYPT.—Thebes. The Temple of Medinet Habou. Photographed and Published by FRANK M. GOOD, London" with Good's Eastern Series stamp (owner stamp "J. J. Purcell"). Medinet Habu is the mortuary temple of Ramesses III on the West Bank at Luxor (ancient Thebes); coordinates are the temple.
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