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Egypt. Objects. A) inscribed walking stick; B) inscribed part of a stool; C) unknown instrument

Egyptian objects: A) inscribed walking stick; B) inscribed part of a stool; C) unknown instrument:

  • pencil, red ink and watercolour (brown, blue, black, red) drawings on paper
  • loose
  • 25.9 x 32.6 cm
  • [on drawing] '12 flutes' (pencil note, upside down between drawings B and C)
  • [on drawing] 'A Walking stick two thirds' (pencil note)
  • [on drawing] 'B Part of a stool size of original' (pencil note)
  • [on drawing] 'C Unknown instrument full size' (pencil note)
  • [on drawing] 'A - B - C - D' (pencil note)
  • [on drawing] '0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9' (pencil note)

Egypt. Abu Simbel. Great Temple of Ramesses II. Great Hall. Battle of Kadesh

Battle of Kadesh in the Great Hall of the Great Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel (TopBib vii.103.(41)-(42)); upper register, middle and left parts: battle round fortress of Kadesh with King charging in chariot:

  • pencil sketch on paper
  • loose
  • 42.1 x 26.5 cm
  • [on sketch] 'Aboo SimbeI / C d temple' (red ink)
  • [on sketch] encircled '6' (pencil note, almost certainly by Dr Moss)

Egypt. Decorative designs

Decorative Egyptian or Egyptianizing designs:

  • pencil and watercolour (red, yellow, blue, green) sketches on paper
  • loose
  • 26.3 x 41.7 cm
  • [on sketch] encircled '10' (pencil note, almost certainly by Dr Moss)

Egypt. Object. Mirror handle(?)

Front, side and back views of wooden mirror handle(?); lily column topped by head of god Bes:

  • pencil, ink and watercolour (brown and white) drawing on paper
  • loose
  • 29.9 x 25.9 cm
  • [on sketch] 'X' (pencil note)

Egypt. Objects and Ornament. Cosmetic spoon; amulet; lotus design

Egyptian objects and ornament: bowl of wooden cosmetic spoon in the shape of a cartouche (upper and side views); faience amulet depicting a ram-headed god (side, front and back views); lotus design:

  • pencil, ink and watercolour (green, brown, red, yellow) drawings on paper
  • loose
  • 25.2 x 29.6 cm
  • [on spoon drawings] 'X' (pencil note)
  • [on amulet drawing] 'X' (pencil note)
  • [on lotus design drawing] 'N' (pencil note)

Egypt. Abu Simbel. Great Temple of Ramesses II. Great Hall. Osiride Pillar I (a), lower register. Queen Nefertari with sistra

Queen Nefertari with two sistra [before Hathor of Abeshek (not depicted)] from the scene on the lower register of the Osiride pillar I (a) in the Great Hall of the Great Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel (TopBib vii.105.I(a)):

  • pencil drawing on paper
  • loose
  • 26.5 x 23.4 cm
  • [on drawing] 'abo simbeI / P. T' (pencil note, almost certainly by Dr Moss)
  • [on drawing] encircled '7' (pencil note, almost certainly by Dr Moss)

Handwritten note

Handwritten note:

  • ink text on paper
  • loose
  • 11.5 x 11 cm
  • [text]: 'You are not too late for the money - / What do you think we shall have to pay Abdorahman(?) / for the chalks? / Will you be so good as to see / what you can make of the / side chamber Karnac - Another / [?] ! [underlined] but we have the power / of cutting off his [?]. You / had better deduce it by Camera lucida / in order to get the two exact figures. / The small names of kings below must / be done in large over the plate'

Egypt. Cairo. Mosque (not identified). Diagram of interior of dome

Perspective diagram of the interior of a dome in a mosque in Cairo (not identified):

  • pencil drawing on paper
  • mounted on p. 10
  • 24 x 38.2 cm
  • [on sketch] 'interior of / tower B' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] 'Blue / blue' (pencil notes)
  • [on sketch] 'Top of door' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] 'Seven occupied by the door' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] 'down to the step' (pencil note)

Sudan. Between Second and Third Cataracts. Gella

View of island with constructions named Gella or Gilla above the Second Cataract of the Nile in Sudan:

  • pencil sketch on paper
  • mounted on p. 2, together with Bonomi MSS 24.3 (lower)
  • 15.6 x 6.6 cm
  • [on sketch] 'Gella' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] 'Shelal Gille' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] 'above 2 Cat' (pencil note)
  • [on mount] 'in our course.' (pencil note)

Egypt. Thebes. East Bank. Luxor Temple

View of the Luxor Temple on the East Bank in Thebes (TopBib ii2.301):

  • pencil sketch on paper
  • loose
  • 16.3 x 11.3 cm
  • [on sketch] 'Karnac? Luxor. 7' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] encircled '7' (pencil note, almost certainly by Dr Moss)

Sudan. Between Second and Third Cataracts. Abd Doom

View of island with constructions named Abd Doom above the Second Cataract of the Nile in Sudan:
-pencil sketch on paper
-partially mounted on p. 2, together with Bonomi MSS 24.3 (upper)
-18.4 x 7.6 cm
-[on sketch] 'Dec 9' (pencil note)
-[on mount] 'glazed' (pencil note)
-[on mount] 'Middle of Nile / Convent' (pencil notes)
-[on mount] 'Abd doom' (pencil note)
-[on mount] 'see other side' (pencil note)

Sudan. Between Second and Third Cataracts. Abd Doom

View of island with constructions named Abd Doom above the Second Cataract of the Nile in Sudan:

  • pencil sketch on paper
  • mounted on p. 3, together with Bonomi MSS 24.4 (middle left, middle right and bottom)
  • 22.8 x 15.1 cm
  • [on sketch] 'Island in the Nile' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] 'abddom' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] '[?] seen before[?]' (pencil note)
  • [on mount] 'Abddoom' (pencil note)

Sudan. Between Second and Third Cataracts. Nour

View of rock called Nour/Noor on the right bank of the Nile above the Second Cataract in Sudan:

  • pencil sketch on paper
  • mounted on p. 3, together with Bonomi MSS 24.4 (top, middle right and bottom)
  • 11.3 x 8.5 cm
  • [on sketch] 'Dec 9' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] 'nour' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] 'Nour' (pencil note)

Sudan. Between Second and Third Cataracts. Abd Doom

View of island with constructions named Abd Doom above the Second Cataract of the Nile in Sudan:

  • pencil sketch on paper
  • mounted
  • 22.2 x 17.3 cm
  • [on sketch] 'Abd Dom' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] 'N of Dongola' (pencil note)
  • [on mount] 'Abb Doom' (pencil note)
  • [on mount] 'same / island' (pencil note)
  • [on mount (further down)] 'S of Nour / in our course / same as / or Daal' (pencil note)

Sudan. Between Second and Third Cataracts. Kisbita

View of rock called Kisbita/Kisbeta on the right bank of the Nile above the Second Cataract in Sudan:

  • pencil sketch on paper
  • mounted on p. 3, together with Bonomi MSS 24.4 (top, middle left and bottom)
  • 11.1 x 7.2 cm
  • [on sketch] 'Kisbita' (pencil note)
  • [on sketch] 'Kisbita' (pencil note)

Sudan. Between Second and Third Cataracts. Tomb

View of the tomb of Akashen Nebi(?) above the Second Cataract of the Nile in Sudan:

  • pencil sketch on paper
  • partially mounted on p. 2, together with Bonomi MSS 24.3 (upper)
  • 18.4 x 7.6 cm
  • [on sketch] 'Tomb of Akashen nebi(?)' (pencil note)
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