
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of old Sabya from the Emir's palace. In the foreground an open air building sits in an empty courtyard, which is surrounded by a high stone wall. Behind the courtyard are a few square one and two storey buildings. Further beyond domed circular huts with straw roofs fill the distance.
Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Image Details
Accession Number
2004.130.31883.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
Jizan Province [Minţaqat Jīzān]; Sabya
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
June 11-13, 1945
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