Letter from John Coles
Reference code
SAL/01/02/32/13
Title
Letter from John Coles
Date
1832
Level of description
item
Scope and content
On the recent discovery of an Egyptian Apis bronze bull discovered near Penwith, Cornwall.
Mentioned in the minutes for 7th June 1832: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.036.066
The minutes mention a drawing was also submitted; this is not included with the original papers but may be the image included in the 1850 paper.
There is also a later paper produced by Samuel Birch in 1850, published by the Archaeological Journal: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-1132-1/dissemination/pdf/007/007_008-016_120.pdf
The bull is currently in the collection of the Royal Cornwall Museum: https://cornwallmuseum.org/collection/ancient-civilisations/
Mentioned in the minutes for 7th June 1832: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.036.066
The minutes mention a drawing was also submitted; this is not included with the original papers but may be the image included in the 1850 paper.
There is also a later paper produced by Samuel Birch in 1850, published by the Archaeological Journal: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-1132-1/dissemination/pdf/007/007_008-016_120.pdf
The bull is currently in the collection of the Royal Cornwall Museum: https://cornwallmuseum.org/collection/ancient-civilisations/
Creator
Coles, John (fl 1832)