Item Hoskins MSS 3.73 - George A. Hoskins Drawing and Watercolour - Philae

1 watercolour and drawing

Figures from the forecourt area of the birthhouse and the exterior of the sanctuary at Philae. On the left is an image of the goddess Isis suckling the king from the birthhouse, and on the right is a harpist figure outlined in pencil from the sanctuary:

• watercolour / pencil drawing
• mounted
• [on recto, left side] 'Sanctuary - Philae'. (ink note)
• 24.2 by 30.0 cm

Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.

• Small tears to bottom edge
• Slight fold to bottom right corner
• Discoloured around edges

• 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).

• TopBib vi.223 (163)-(164) and 226 (199)-(208).