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Container Reference (shelfmark) 1787.d.13, 2 Subject Inscriptions Material Type Photographs

1. 1787.d.13, 2(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.13, 2(43)
Title:
Rock inscription in Wady Aleyat at base of Jebel Serbal. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography Close view of inscribed rock face, with two Arab figures posed to indicate scale. The carvings appear to show crudely carved animals in shallow relief. For another copy of this photograph, see the duplicate set (with the two additional volumes of photographs) ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868-1869
Extent:
1 item

2. 1787.d.13, 2(54)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.13, 2(54)
Title:
Rock inscriptions in Wady Mukatteb. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography View showing the oriental scholar Edward Henry Palmer seated beside a group of rocks covered with inscriptions: 'This district is rich in objects of archaeological interest. The far-famed, yet till jsut now but partially understood, 'Sinaitic rock inscriptions'...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868-1869
Extent:
1 item