Identity area
Reference code
Hoskins MSS 1.112
Title
George A. Hoskins Drawing - el-Faiyum
Date(s)
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Item
Extent and medium
1 drawing
Context area
Name of creator
(1802-1863)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
View of the remains of a Graeco-Roman tomb at el-Faiyûm, in the distance another tomb structure is visible on the left side:
- pencil drawing
- mounted
- [on mount, top edge] 'Tomb in the Fayoom'. (ink note)
- 23.8 by 14.6 cm
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Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- Slight fraying to edges of paper
- Discoloured around edges, particularly lower half of drawing
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Publication note
- Published online on the Griffith Institute website: 'The watercolours and drawings by George Alexander Hoskins in the Archive of the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford' (http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4hoskins_opening_page.html).