Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794, British
Title:
No. 2. A. Table of Hieroglyphics found at Axum
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and black wash on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 8 7/8 inches (27.3 × 22.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink lower center: "No. 2. | A. Table of Hieroglyphics Found At Axum. 1771"; inscribed on verso in graphite upper center: "2 Table of Hieroglyphics"; in pen and brown ink upper center: "No 7"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.8710
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hieroglyphics | ruins | historical subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15621