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Hoskins MSS 2.58
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George A. Hoskins Drawing - Thebes. West Bank. Asasif. Late Period tombs
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1 drawing
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(1802-1863)
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View of the remains of several Late Period tombs in the Asasif area on the west bank of Thebes, including Montuemhat (TT34), Harwa (TT37), Padineit (TT197), and Pabasa (TT279):
- pencil drawing
- mounted
- [on recto, top left corner] 'View of the brick propylons leading to the Temple of Athor - with foreground buried deep in the ground ruins of a tomb -'. (pencil note)
- [on mount, bottom edge] 'Valley of the Hassaseef - brick propylons - tombs in the foreground'. (ink note)
- 34.4 by 24.0 cm
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Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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- Paper unevenly cut along top edge and both sides
- Discoloured
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- 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).