{"product_id":"hieroglyphs-on-an-obelisk-at-constantinople-niebuhr-martin-1773-old-print-p-6-111790","title":"Hieroglyphs on an obelisk at Constantinople—Niebuhr\/Martin 1773 old print","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eHieroglyphen auf einem Obelisk zu Constantinopel [Hieroglyphs on an obelisk at Constantinople]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn antiquarian plate recording the hieroglyphic inscriptions on the Egyptian obelisk in Constantinople’s Hippodrome, together with the monument’s form and details. Such plates are especially interesting because they predate the decipherment of hieroglyphs, preserving inscriptions as carefully copied visual evidence rather than as readable text. The obelisk, transported from Egypt to the heart of the Byzantine and later Ottoman capital, embodies the movement of ancient monuments across empires. Niebuhr’s expedition valued accurate copying and measurement, and this plate belongs to that documentary tradition. It should appeal to collectors of Egyptology, Constantinople, classical antiquity and the history of scholarship, as well as to those interested in early European attempts to record ancient scripts. It has particular resonance within the pre-history of Egyptological decipherment.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53342830166363,"sku":"P-6-111790","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111790a.jpg?v=1780947928","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/products\/hieroglyphs-on-an-obelisk-at-constantinople-niebuhr-martin-1773-old-print-p-6-111790","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}