Meroë site 292: find spot of Augustus head - University of Liverpool Digital Heritage Lab

Title

Meroë site 292: find spot of Augustus head

Creator

["John Garstang"]

Catalogue Reference

JG/M/J/2

Date

1911

Description

Image of site 292 where the head of Augustus was discovered, two excavators are standing over a workman presumably holding the head in the spot it was found. Album print marked '292 M11'.

Reproduction notice

For enquiries about reproduction and licensing, please contact garstang@liverpool.ac.uk.

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Document Details

Title

Meroë site 292: find spot of Augustus head

Catalogue Reference

JG/M/J/2

Creator

["John Garstang"]

Date

1911

Object type

["Glass plate negative"]

Region or Period

["Sudan"]

Provenance (Geographical)

["Meroë"]

Excavation

["Meroe"]

Excavator

["John Garstang"]

Excavation Date

1910-1911

Description

Image of site 292 where the head of Augustus was discovered, two excavators are standing over a workman presumably holding the head in the spot it was found. Album print marked '292 M11'.

Dimensions - Width

188mm

Dimensions - Height

124mm

Repository

["Garstang Museum of Archaeology"]

Reproduction notice

For enquiries about reproduction and licensing, please contact garstang@liverpool.ac.uk.

Related Material

Reproduced as lantern slide 13 M3, entitled ‘Meroë, find spot of bronze Head’. Another print of this image can be found in JG/M/J/24. Other images of the discovery of the Augustus head can be found in JG/M/J/3, 9. Images of the Augustus head can be found in JG/M/AA/16-17, 33-48, 61-70, JG/M/J/4-5. The head is held by the British Museum (GR 1911.9-1.1).

Publications that cite this item

Published in T. Opper, (2014),The Meroë Head of Augustus, British Museum Object in Focus Series, Pl. 4; Török, (1997), Meroë City, Vol. 2, pl.107, labelled ‘M 292 from S’.