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Drawing, Column Capital and Head of a Camel, As-Samu, Palestine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 15-17, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Louis P. Church. It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

8.6 × 12.4 cm (3 3/8 × 4 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Simûa–; in graphite, lower left: broken capital / Simû-a; in graphite, verso upper center: Simûa

Cite this object as

Drawing, Column Capital and Head of a Camel, As-Samu, Palestine; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite; 8.6 × 12.4 cm (3 3/8 × 4 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-460

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