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Assyrian sculpture relief of a bearded man

Photograph
ca. 1880s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Palestine Exploration Fund (commissioned by)
Cowper, Isabel Agnes (photographer)
Place of origin
Palestine (photographed)

A mounted sepia-coloured photograph a relief of a bearded man.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Sculpture
Archaeology
Object type
Photograph
TitleAssyrian sculpture relief of a bearded man (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph of an Assyrian sculpture relief of a bearded man, albumen print, ca. 1880s
Physical description
A mounted sepia-coloured photograph a relief of a bearded man.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 33cm
  • Mount width: 26.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Relief, a bearded man. Sculpture, Assyrian. "Science and Art Department, South Kensington Museum. Objects in pottery, terra cotta, glass, metal, and stone. - The Palestine Exploration Fund Society's Collection, South Kensington Museum, 1884."
  • 'Cocoa-nut cups. Modern Javanese, Sculpture Javanese "12020 TWO CARVED COCOA - NUT CUPS. - Modern Javanese. H. 7 in. (1073a, 1074) 12s."'
  • (National Art Library blind stamp)
Subjects depicted
Sculptures
Men
Beards
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
85667

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Record createdApril 10, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1290861/assyrian-sculpture-relief-of-a-photograph-cowper-isabel-agnes/
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