Identity area
Reference code
Hoskins MSS 1.88
Title
George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Beni Hasan
Date(s)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 watercolour
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 hallway of the early 11th Dynasty tomb of Khety at Beni Hasan (Tomb 17) including faint coloured details of the relief scenes and inscription across the walls and columns, and a seated figure close to the back wall:
- watercolour
- mounted
- [on mount, bottom left corner] 'Tomb at Benihasan'. (ink note)
- 21.7 by 15.7 cm
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- Paper unevenly cut along top edge
- Crease at bottom left corner
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
These are originals.
Existence and location of copies
None.
Related units of description
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).
Notes area
Note
- TopBib iv.155.