1929 Kharga Oasis Egypt al-Bagawat Cemetery Ruin Tombs - ORIGINAL EG1

This is an original 1929 photogravure of the ruins of tombs in the al-Bagawat Cemetery at Kharga Oasis (El-Kharga, Charga), Egypt. An ancient Christian cemetery, it was used from the 3rd to the 7th century. It is one of the earliest and best preserved Christian cemeteries in the ancient world. Photograph by Herbert Ricke. Period Paper is pleased to offer an exceptional collection of historic original photogravures of the architecture, landscape, and people of Egypt. The actual border around the photogravure is larger than what is shown in the digital image and each image has a caption in French, English, Italian and German, which will be included with the item when shipped. However, we wanted to show you the actual image up close and the dimensions provided next to the "Size" above indicate the size of the actual photogravure only. The total size is approximately two inches larger in width and height. These original photogravures are not to be confused with the more common halftone