Masalla obelisk
Date
1839
Creator
Robert Deverell (1760 - 1841, British) , Author
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Dimensions
height (drawing): 264mm
width (drawing): 124mm
width (drawing): 124mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Study of hieroglyphs on an ancient Egyptian obelisk at Matteriah [Al-Matariyyah, Greater Cairo] in Egypt. This is the Masalla or Al-Masalla Obelisk originally from Heliopolis.
Illustration from the paper “Explanation of the hieroglyphics on the obelisk at Matteriah in Egypt” by Robert Deverell. Not published in the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions.
According to the author this illustration was redrawn “from the Edition of Dr. Shaw’s Travels in the Library of the British Museum”. Not signed.
Robert Deverell (1760-1841) was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Illustration from the paper “Explanation of the hieroglyphics on the obelisk at Matteriah in Egypt” by Robert Deverell. Not published in the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions.
According to the author this illustration was redrawn “from the Edition of Dr. Shaw’s Travels in the Library of the British Museum”. Not signed.
Robert Deverell (1760-1841) was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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