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Fig. 8. One of the obelisks at Aksum — Fig. 8. One of the obelisks at Aksum
Francisco Alvares (C. F. Beckingham and G. W. B. Huntingford, eds.), *The Prester John of the Indies: A True Relation of the Lands of the Prester John, Volume I*, (1961), p. c. 154
RightsReproduced by permission obtained by Habesha History from the rights holders, for material pertaining to Ethiopian and Eritrean heritage. The printed source is cited in full beside the plate, including its page number.

Fig. 8. One of the obelisks at Aksum — Fig. 8. One of the obelisks at AksumFrancisco Alvares (C. F. Beckingham and G. W. B. Huntingford, eds.), *The Prester John of the Indies: A True Relation of the Lands of the Prester John, Volume I*, (1961), p. c. 154RightsReproduced by permission obtained by Habesha History from the rights holders, for material pertaining to Ethiopian and Eritrean heritage. The printed source is cited in full beside the plate, including its page number.

One of the obelisks at Aksum — Fig. 8

Aksum

Ancient · artifact

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Fig. 8. One of the obelisks at Aksum

Date: Not recorded in the catalogue
Object type: Inscriptions & stelae
Recorded place: Aksum
Holding: HabeshaHistory printed corpus

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Francisco Alvares (C. F. Beckingham and G. W. B. Huntingford, eds.), The Prester John of the Indies: A True Relation of the Lands of the Prester John, Volume I, (1961), p. c. 154printed scholarly source