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Italy. Sicily. Syracruse. Tomb of Archimedes with boy

View of the Tomb of Archimedes with boy at Syracuse in Sicily (Italy):

  • pencil sketch on paper
  • loose
  • 42.7 x 26 cm
  • [on sketch] '1 The Sepulchre of Archimedes' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] '2 also supposed to be - Sycruse September 1st 1824' (pencil note)

Palestine. Bethlehem. Church of the Nativity

Diagram in perspective of the interior of the Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem in Palestine, in grid:

  • pencil sketch on paper
  • loose
  • 21.2 x 20.6 cm
  • [on sketch] 'Church at Bethlehem' (pencil note)
  • [on verso] 'Church at Bethlehem' (pencil note)

Lebanon. Nahr el-Kelb. General view. Lithograph

Lithograph with a general view of Nahr el-Kelb in Lebanon (TopBib vii.385), with the commemorative rock-stelae:

  • monochrome lithograph
  • loose
  • 29 x 22.7 cm
  • [on print] 'Pl. 1.' (printed note)
  • [on print] 'J. Bonomi del. G. Scharf lithog.' (printed note0
  • [on print] 'General View of the Sculptures on the Rock near the Mouth of the Nahr Alkelb, Ol-Lycus.' (printed note)
  • [on print] 'J. BonomiPrinted by C. Hullmandel.' (printed note)
  • [on print] 'Printed by C. Hullmandel.' (printed note)

Lebanon. Nahr el-Kelb. Rock-stelae. Lithograph

Lithograph of two of the rock-stelae at Nahr el-Kelb in Lebanon (TopBib vii.385):

  • monochrome lithograph
  • loose
  • 22.6 x 28.9 cm
  • [on print] 'Published, for the Author, May 1st 1895, by Messrs Black, Young & Young, London.' (printed note)
  • [on print] 'JB' (printed note)

Iraq. Nineveh. South-West Palace of Sennacherib. Court VI. Relief depicting men pulling ropes, c. 700-692 BC; tracing mounted on sketch in grid from gypsum slab now in London, British Museum, BM 124822 = 1851,0902.4

Relief depicting men pulling ropes, c. 700-692 BC; tracing mounted on sketch in grid from gypsum slab from Court VI in the South-West Palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh in Iraq, now in London, British Museum, BM 124822 = 1851,0902.4:
from Court VI of the Southwest Palace in Nineveh in Iraq:

  • Pencil tracing on tracing paper, mounted on pencil sketch in grid on paper
  • loose
  • 13.8 x 15.8 cm (18.2 x 22.6 cm with mount)
  • [on tracing] 'JB/ JBonomi' (pencil note)

Text

Handwritten text:

  • pencil text on paper
  • loose
  • 18.2 x 22.6 cm
  • [text]:

'If any man wants [?] {[?]} [?] of the truth of {the} [?]

here it is if he cannot find in history if he cannot

find it in his own heart or if refuses to seek for it then

became he wants an [?] not to look for it then

here is abundance say there books are only words which

[?] him another thing him [?] [?] being

subject to errors of various kinds the [?] of

[?] the [?] of [?] the [?]

of ad(d)itions for [?] of years and offer all

on oldest copy are not another is any

years old which years [?] [?] [?]

except it [?], and year [?] [?] first

year seeing the middle [?]

but is like a middle [?]

The [?] [?] on certainly managed to carry

The expression of age and fatigue of [?] and [?]

are the conclusion[?] the strenuous efforts'

Iraq. Nineveh. South-West Palace of Sennacherib. Room LI (North). Relief depicting a male servant carrying dried locusts, c. 704-681 BC; sketch from gypsum slab now in London, British Museum, BM 124798 = 1851,0902.11

Relief depicting a male servant carrying dried locusts, c. 704-681 BC; sketch from gypsum slab from Room LI (North) in the South-West Palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh in Iraq, now in London, British Museum, BM 124798 = 1851,0902.11:

  • pencil sketch on paper
  • loose
  • 7.7 x 17.5 cm
  • [on sketch] '[?] / 23 Harley[?] (underlined) Holles / 29 B[?]'

Iraq. Nimrud (Kahlu). North-West Palace. Room G. Relief depicting an eunuch attendant (head and shoulders) with fly-flapper facing left, c. 865-860 BC; sketch/tracing from gypsum slab fragment, now in an unknown location

Relief depicting an eunuch attendant (head and shoulders) with fly-flapper facing left, c. 865-860 BC; sketch/tracing from gypsum slab fragment from Room G in the North-West Palace at Nimrud (Kahlu) in Iraq, currently in an unknown location:

  • pencil sketch/tracing on paper
  • mounted
  • 12.2 x 9.1 cm

Names of kings, gods and places in cuneiform with their English equivalents

Names of kings, gods and places in cuneiform with their English equivalents:

  • ink text on paper
  • loose
  • 25 x 20.2 cm
  • [text]:

'at (underlined) AT country / Assyrian Ninevite /

Lane / n.133. / 126. / Niebuhr A. / Niebuhr G. /

1 / Darius in Persepolitan /

  1. / Heroes in Persepolitan from / the Alabaster Vase in the three / writings and with hieroglyphs / at Paris /

King Persian khsayathiya (underlined) /

King Achemenian /

King Ninevite ~malca?~ (underlined) MALCA /

King Median ~ku~ (underlined) KU (underlined) / (Westergard) /

Khsayathiya. King. Persian'

Iraq. Medinet Nimrood (Nimrud)

View of the west wall of Medinet Nimrood (Nimrud) in Iraq:

  • pencil sketch on paper
  • loose
  • 24.2 x 9.8 cm
  • [on sketch] 'MEDINET NIMROOD' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] 'The west wall of Timei[?]' (pencil note)

Iraq. Nineveh. South-West Palace of Sennacherib. Room XXXIII. Panels 4-6. Relief depicting an Assyrian eunuch general with three Elamite captives, c. 660-650 BC; unfinished sketch in grid from gypsum slab now in London, British Museum, BM 124802.a = 1851,0902.7.a

Iraq. Nineveh. South-West Palace of Sennacherib. Room XXXIII. Panels 4-6. Relief depicting an Assyrian eunuch general with three Elamite captives, c. 660-650 BC; unfinished sketch in grid from gypsum slab now in London, British Museum, BM 124802.a = 1851,0902.7.a:

  • pencil sketch in grid on paper, with pricked marks for pouncing technique
  • loose
  • 21.6 x 17.8 cm

Relief depicting archers shooting from tower, Neo-Assyrian; three sketches from gypsum slab (not identified). Similar to Iraq. Nimrud (Kahlu). North-West Palace. Room B. Panel 18 (top). Relief depicting Ashurnasirpal II besieging a strongly-walled town which is being defended by archers, c. 865-860 BC; gypsum slab now in London, British Museum, BM 124536 = 1847,0623.6

Relief depicting archers shooting from tower, Neo-Assyrian; three sketches from gypsum slab (not identified). Similar to relief depicting Ashurnasirpal II besieging a strongly-walled town which is being defended by archers, c. 865-860 BC; gypsum slab (panel 18 <top>) from Room B in the North-West Palace at Nimrud (Kahlu) in Iraq, now in London, British Museum, BM 124536 = 1847,0623.6:

  • pencil sketches on tracing paper
  • loose
  • 5.8 x 13.3 cm

Iraq. Khorsabad. Palace of Sargon II. Court VIII. North-West Wall. Relief depicting two men holding sacks, c. 710-705 BC; incomplete sketch/tracing from gypsum slab, current location not known

Relief depicting two men holding sacks, c. 710-705 BC; incomplete sketch/tracing from gypsum slab from the North-West Wall of Court VIII in the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad in Iraq, current location not known:

  • pencil sketch/tracing on tracing paper
  • loose
  • 7.2 x 11.5 cm

Iraq. Nimrud (Kahlu). North-West Palace. Room B. Panel 17 (top). Relief depicting two Assyrian archers shooting three enemies in the water, c. 875-860 BC; sketch from gypsum slab now in London, British Museum BM 124538 = 1849,1222.10

Relief depicting two Assyrian archers shooting three enemies in the water, c. 875-860 BC; sketch from gypsum slab (panel 17 <top>) from Room B in the North-West Palace at Nimrud (Kahlu) in Iraq, now in London, British Museum BM 124538 = 1849,1222.10:

  • pencil sketch on paper (with strip of different paper fixed with glue to left side)
  • loose
  • 28 x 18.2 cm

Iraq. Nimrud (Kahlu). Central Palace of Tiglath-Pileser III. Relief depicting two ships rowing away from palace surrounded by sea creatures, c. 730 BC; tracing after Henry Layard's drawing of gypsum wall panel now partially in London, British Museum, BM 102981 = 1908,1010.1

Relief depicting two ships rowing away from palace surrounded by sea creatures, c. 730 BC; tracing after Henry Layard's drawing of gypsum wall panel from the Central Palace of Tiglath-Pileser III at Nimrud (Kahlu) in Iraq, now partially in London, British Museum, BM 102981 = 1908,1010.1:

  • pencil tracing on tracing paper
  • loose
  • 25.1 x 19 cm
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