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Ruined site, ruins in the far distance, desert terrain
Ruined site, ruins in the far distance, desert terrain
Object Number 2010.5.35041
Display Title Ruined site, ruins in the far distance, desert terrain
Descriptions
Keywords
  • Urban Center
Subject
  • Land
  • Desert
  • Ruin
  • Distance
  • Site
  • Landscape
  • City
  • Terrain
Department Photographic
Date 1927
Artist Owen Lattimore
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Chinese Turkestan / Sinkiang
Asia / China / Xinjiang
Additional Geographic Terms Turpan, near; Turfan: Yar-Khoto, near
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)

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