Decorative border featuring an Egyptian scene with pyramids and camels, in the distance. The river in the foreground is surrounded by a date palm, calabash gourds and lotus plants (Nelumbo nucifera). The figure of the sky god Horus, shows him in the form of a falcon silhouetted against the sun with the crescent moon below, had been adopted by Sa’id Pasha. Beneath the figure of Horus is a banner inscribed with the signature.. Mohammed Sa’id, Pasha of Egypt (1822–1863)
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Physical description
Watercolour on vellum. 37 cm x 25 cm (artwork); 52 cm x 41 cm (mount)
Is part of
Royal Signatures Collection
Subjects
Signature
Egypt
pyramid
camel
falcon
date palm
clabash gourd
lotus
Repository
Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library
Copyright
Royal Horticultural Society
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Non-commercial use with attribution permitted (CC BY-NC 4.0)