Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Moabite Stone of King Mesha
Original caption: The Moabite Stone
Lines of closely spaced script cover a tall rounded stone broken across its lower part. The source caption identifies the Moabite Stone erected by King Mesha at Dibon.
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Illustrator uncredited. "The Moabite Stone of King Mesha" [source caption]. In Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments, A. H. Sayce. 1892 historical edition, 1892, Religious Tract Society. Source scan leaf 81. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/library-0556-081
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Title from the printed caption. Editorial description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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Illustrator uncredited. The Moabite Stone of King Mesha. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments. Scan leaf 81. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/library-0556-081