Egyptian obelisk, drawing, album page, The drawing is part of an album., Italy, c. 1550 - c. 1650, draftsman (artist), materials by function, paper, ink, pen, brush, pen in brown with brush in gray, height 521 mm x width 78 mm, obelisk, needle, A tall, narrow stone obelisk on a stepped rectangular pedestal, covered on its visible face with vertical rows of carved pictorial symbols and figures arranged in horizontal bands, showing human and animal shapes, seated and standing figures, birds, and various abstract motifs; the obelisk tapers to an ornate top featuring a segmented cap with decorative elements, a star-shaped ornament beneath a cross-like finial, and two small human figures near the uppermost carved band; the pedestal has layered moldings and a plain facing surface, and the entire object is rendered in a monochrome drawn style on a light background with slight stains and faint smudges.
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Egyptian obelisk, drawing, album page, The drawing is part of an album., Italy, c. 1550 - c. 1650, draftsman (artist), materials by function, paper, ink, pen, brush, pen in brown with brush in gray, height 521 mm x width 78 mm, obelisk, needle, A tall, narrow stone obelisk on a stepped rectangular pedestal, covered on its visible face with vertical rows of carved pictorial symbols and figures arranged in horizontal bands, showing human and animal shapes, seated and standing figures, birds, and various abstract motifs; the obelisk tapers to an ornate top featuring a segmented cap with decorative elements, a star-shaped ornament beneath a cross-like finial, and two small human figures near the uppermost carved band; the pedestal has layered moldings and a plain facing surface, and the entire object is rendered in a monochrome drawn style on a light background with slight stains and faint smudges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B30_049

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Egyptian obelisk drawing album page part album Italy c 1550 - c 1650 draftsman artist materials function paper ink pen brush brown gray height 521 mm x width 78 mm obelisk needle tall narrow stone obelisk stepped rectangular pedestal covered visible face vertical rows carved pictorial symbols figures arranged horizontal bands showing human animal shapes seated standing figures birds various abstract motifs obelisk tapers ornate top featuring segmented cap decorative elements star-shaped ornament beneath cross- finial two small human figures near uppermost carved band pedestal layered moldings plain facing surface entire object rendered monochrome drawn style light background slight stains faint smudges

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