'Old Portuguese Fort, Bahrein' [‎20r-c] (1/1)

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Genre/Subject Matter:

View of the Old Portuguese Fort or Qal'at al-Bahrain, location of the ancient capital of the Dilmun civilization. The fortified structure along the horizon is at the top of a tel.

In the middle-ground, immediately in front of the fort, a large number reed or palm frond structures as well as several crumbling stone-built structures can be seen. Figures and animals are visible amongst the structures.

A stony plain makes up the foreground where some figures are blurred. Along the upper walls of the structure along the horizon to the left a number of figures stand.

Inscriptions:

Upper right, in pencil alongside image: 'c', '39'

Below image, in pen: 'Old Portuguese Fort, Bahrein'

Extent and format

1 b&w albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

127 x 208 mm

Format:

Albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print on paper

Condition:

The print is in good condition with staining and light creasing in the sky area in the upper left and right corners and minor surface dirt throughout. Inscriptions on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. are faintly visible on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. .

Foliation:

‘c’ (crossed out); ‘39’

Process:

Albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print

Written in

English in Latin script

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