
David Roberts R.A. Colored Lithograph Encampment of the Aulad Sa'id Mt. Sanai
David Roberts R.A.Encampment of the Aulad Sa'id Mount Sinai Feb 18th 1839Hand Colored lithographHaghe, Louis, 1806-1885, lithographerRoberts, David, 1796-1864, artistpublished between 1844 and 1845]Lithograph measures 13.5" x 19"Wood frame measures 22.25" x 27.5"well framed excellent conditionPainting drawn at Wadi El Sheikh between its junctions with Wadi El Sebaa'iya to the north and Wadi Dier (Biblical Holy Valley) to the south, showing the vicinity of Wadi El Sheikh from right to left and its junction with Wadi Dier in centre-right in the foreground, the northern summit of Gebel Abu Mahrur to the right and the summits of Ras El Sefsafa (Monacha, Biblical Mount Horeb) and Gebel Armaziya from centre-right to centre-left in the background, and the cone-shape summit of Gebel 'Arribeh above the Bedouin encampment in the middle in centre-left. (Source: A. Shams, Sinai Peninsula Research, 2018)- This area is located to the north of the Early Neolithic (A) site of Ugret El Mahd (8,300-7,50