Richardson's orderly on a ladder propped against the inscription pillar ar Karcung. He is copying the inscription. One of the four reliquary monuments at the site is visible in the background.
Richardson
circa 1949 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1949-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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