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George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Island of Argo Monuments

Colossal statue of the Meroitic king Natakamani from the northern area of the island of Argo (Arko) in Sudan. It lies upon the ground in two clear breaks at the torso:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top left corner] 'map D -'. (pencil note)
  • [on recto, bottom left edge] 'G. A H Colossal statue in the Isle of Argos'. (pencil note)
  • [on recto, bottom left edge] 'P 33'. (ink note)
  • 39.5 by 23.4 cm

George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Gebel Barkal

View of the remains of the first hall of the large rock-temple of Amun ('Typhonium', B300) at Gebel Barkal. Several columns still intact amongst the rubble, including columns with Hathor-head capitals and a Bes-column:

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top left corner] 'Temple of Tirhaka. G A H'. (ink note)
  • 43.3 by 28.3 cm

George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Botanical Drawing

The flowering plant Senna, also known as Alexandrian senna:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on paper, bottom left edge] 'P4'. (ink note)
  • [on paper, bottom left edge] 'L B P 4 3'. (pencil note)
  • [on paper, bottom right edge] 'I have [...] this drawn [...] [...] for some remarks on it - Senna'. (pencil note)
  • 12.1 by 17.2 cm

George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Botanical Drawing

The plant Tephrosia Apollinea:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom left corner] '[...] a generally interesting [pl]ant I have given it my work at the [...] glad of any remarks Indigo [L] B'. (pencil note)
  • [on recto, bottom left corner] 'P.4'. (ink note)
  • [on recto, bottom right corner] 'Tephrosia Apollinea'. (pencil note)
  • 18.5 by 18.8 cm
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