About This Image

Also shown as it appears today in Central Park. Print has title in negative, lower right.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Spring Bulliten in 1993 was dedicated to the Obelisk and entitled "The New York Obelisk or How Cleapatra's Needle Came to New York and What Happened When it Got Here."

Egyptian Obelisk, "Cleopatra's Needle," in Alexandria.  Obelisk is now Permanently Installed in Central Park
Egyptian Obelisk, "Cleopatra's Needle," in Alexandria.  Obelisk is now Permanently Installed in Central Park
Bonfils (attributed to) Egyptian Obelisk, "Cleopatra's Needle," in Alexandria. Obelisk is now Permanently Installed in Central Park

Price $1,000

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Egyptian Obelisk, "Cleopatra's Needle," in Alexandria.  Obelisk is now Permanently Installed in Central Park
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Description

Ref.# 7348

Medium Albumen Print

Photo Date c. 1865  Print Date c. 1865

Dimensions 9 x 11 in. (229 x 279 mm)

Photo Country Egypt

Photographer Country

Company
Charles Schwartz Ltd.



 

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