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Hoskins MSS 1.155
Nadpis
George A. Hoskins Print - Coffin of Nesamun
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1 print
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(1802-1863)
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Scope and content
Interior decoration from the Egyptian coffin of Nesamun, probably of 20th / 21st Dynasty:
- mounted
- [on recto, top edge] 'No. 3'. (pencil note)
- [on recto, bottom edge] 'Plate 2. of the interior of the case of an ancient Egyptian mummy containing the royal prenomen of Amenophis the 1st brought to England by, J. Sams. 1836. Madeley lith. 3 Wellington St. Strand.' (ink note)
- 26.0 by 42.0 cm
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Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- Discoloured around edges, particularly top edge
- Creases to bottom corners
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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).
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Note
- Mummified remains of Nesamun now in Liverpool World Museum, obj. number M13994. (https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/human-remains-mummified-body-4)