The Oriental Album. Characters, costumes, and modes of life, in the valley of the Nile.
Tag: Holy Land
Holy Land is a term for the region referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Canaan, Eretz Israel or the Promised Land. Since the Roman Empire, the region has been called Palestine.
Veiled Egyptian Woman with child. The Oriental Album.
Veiled Egyptian Woman with child. Source: The Oriental Album. Characters, Costumes, And Modes Of Life, In The Valley Of The Nile. Published 1848. Drawings by Prisse d’Avennes 1807-1879. Lithographs by… Read More
Camels Resting in the Sherkiyeh. Land of Goshen,
The Oriental Album. Camels Resting in the Sherkiyeh. Land of Goshen, Lower Egypt.
Dromedaries Halting in the Desert by Prisse d’Avennes.
Characters, Costumes, And Modes Of Life, In The Valley Of The Nile by Prisse d’Avennes.
An Arab Sheikh in traditional costume. The Oriental Album.
Arab Sheikh Smoking. The Oriental Album by Prisse d’Avennes
A Caravan. Kafila with a Camel Bearing a Hodesh.
A caravan of camels has pitched their camp in an oasis.
Egyptian Dancing Girls. The Oriental Album.
Egyptian Dancing Girls Performing the Ghawazi at Rosetta, by Prisse d’Avennes.
Harem girl in Cairo 1848, by Prisse d’Avennes. The Oriental Album.
Harem girl in Cairo 1848. The Oriental Album by Prisse d’Avennes.
Nejdi, Arabian Horse
Nejdi Horse, Arabia by Prisse d’Avennes. The Oriental Album.
A Berber Playing the Kissar to Women of the Same Tribe.
The Oriental Album. A Berber Playing the Kissar to Women of the Same Tribe.