Image of a relief fragment from site 281, depicting a royal figure wearing a diadem, a decorated mantle with three large cartouches. Album print labelled 'excavated in City near inscr. 20'. 'Meroë: City of the Ethiopians pl. XII' and '281 M10' is written on reverse of print.
Meroë site 281: Relief Fragment
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- ReferenceGB 3431 JG/M/G/6
- Former ReferenceGB 3431 G.6GB 3431 M.342
- Dates of Creation1910
- Physical Description1 silver gelatine dry plate glass negative (89mm x 119mm)
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Scope and Content
Separated Material
The large part of the relief is held by Liverpool Museum (46.47.726).
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The digital image is copyright of the University of Liverpool.
Bibliography
Published in Garstang, (1911), Meroë: City of the Ethiopians, pl. XII. 6, labelled 'Bust of a royal of divine figure, 281'. Full description of the relief can be found in Török, (1997), Meroë City, Vol. 1, p 129; Leclant (ed.), (1980), Répertoire d'épigraphie méroïtique, REM 0420.