Archaeological Collection (page 9)

Nils Wessman, 1762. Creator: Johan Joachim Streng
Nils Wessman, 1762

Meeting of the British Archaeological Association at Shrewsbury, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the British Archaeological Association at Shrewsbury, 1860. Stone pulpit of the Abbey; Tudor houses and shops; effigy of Hotspur Battlefield Church; Shrewsbury Battlefield; Haighmond [sic]

The Kailas, in the Cave Temples of Ellora, Western India...1876. Creator: RCH
The Kailas, in the Cave Temples of Ellora, Western India, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. This temple is an exception among the rock excavations of Western India

The Temple of Venus and Roma, The Roman Forum, Rome, 1840s. Creator: Thorald Laessoe
The Temple of Venus and Roma, The Roman Forum, Rome, 1840s

Buddhist Rock-Cut Temple, Ajunta, India, 1876. Creator: P. Grenier
Buddhist Rock-Cut Temple, Ajunta, India, 1876. The excavations here are in a rocky cliff...The Buddhist caves are...distinguished by the word Chaitya; these were the chapels, or churches

View of the Colosseum in Rome, unknown date. Creator: Anon
View of the Colosseum in Rome, unknown date

View towards Forum Romanum from the Colosseum, 1848. Creator: Thorald Laessoe
View towards Forum Romanum from the Colosseum, 1848

The Arch of Nero, 1871. Creator: Sanford Robinson Gifford
The Arch of Nero, 1871

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Howard Carter, 1930s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Howard Carter, 1930s, (2023). British archaeologist and egyptologist (1874-1939) who discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922

Didyma, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
A stone carved face at the ruins of Didyma, or Didymaion, a sanctuary from ancient Greek Times whose main god was Apollo, although other deities were also worshipped here, Turkey, 2019

Roman Ruins, early-mid 18th century. Creator: Giovanni Paolo Panini
Roman Ruins, early-mid 18th century

"The Coliseum, Rome", by F.L. Bridell in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1860. Creator: Thomas Gilks
"The Coliseum, Rome", by F.L. Bridell in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1860. Engraving of a painting. This vast arena, constructed for the indulgence of brutal appetites

Landscape with ancient ruins, unknown date. Creator: Anon
Landscape with ancient ruins, unknown date

Arch of Janus in Rome, c17th century. Creator: Anon
Arch of Janus in Rome, c17th century

Ruins at the foot of a mountain between Itri and Gaeta, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Ruins at the foot of a mountain between Itri and Gaeta, 1778

Side view of the Temple of Concordia within the walls of Ancient Agrigento, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Side view of the Temple of Concordia within the walls of Ancient Agrigento, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Viollet-Le-Duc, between 1876 and 1884. Creator: Nadar
Viollet-Le-Duc, between 1876 and 1884. From Book: Galerie Contemporaine

Costumes de Différent Pays, Egyptien, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Different Pays, Egyptien, c1797

La Tour Magne, Nimes, Printed c.1850s. Creator: Edouard Baldus
La Tour Magne, Nimes, Printed c.1850s

Ephesus, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
Archway remains of a temple at the important city of Ephesus, dating from ancient Greek times but lasting through the Romans and medieval eras, Kusadasi, Turkey, 2019

Didyma, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
A stone carved face at the ruins of Didyma, or Didymaion, a sanctuary from ancient Greek Times whose main god was Apollo, although other deities were also worshipped here, Turkey, 2019

Didyma, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
A stone carved mythological crreature at the ruins of Didyma, or Didymaion, a sanctuary from ancient Greek Times whose main god was Apollo, although other deities were also worshipped here, Turkey

Didyma, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
The ruins of Didyma, or Didymaion, a sanctuary from ancient Greek Times whose main god was Apollo, although other deities were also worshipped here, Turkey, 2019

View of the ruin of the arch of the colonnade at Palmyra, seen from the west side, 1745-1794. Creator: Anon
View of the ruin of the arch of the colonnade at Palmyra, seen from the west side , 1745-1794. The remains of the great temple in Palmira seen from the west

Dion Archaeological Park, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Ancient Greek amphora of a battle scene, from the Museum at the Dion Archaeological Park, Central Macdeonia, Greece, 2003

Dion Archaeological Park, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Ancient Roman carved stone tombstone, from the Museum at the Dion Archaeological Park, Central Macdeonia, Greece, 2003

Dion Archaeological Park, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Ancient Greek or Roman sculpture of Apollo, from the Museum at the Dion Archaeological Park, Central Macdeonia, Greece, 2003

View of the Temple of Vesta, the Pyramid of Cestius and other buildings in Rome, 1745-1794. Creator: Anon
View of the Temple of Vesta, the Pyramid of Cestius and other buildings in Rome, 1745-1794

Dion Archaeological Park, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Ancient classical carved stone of a horse and horseman, perhaps a tombstone, from the Museum at the Dion Archaeological Park, Central Macdeonia, Greece, 2003

Dion Archaeological Park, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Ancient Roman carved stone of a horse and horseman, perhaps a tombstone, from the Museum at the Dion Archaeological Park, Central Macdeonia, Greece, 2003

Dion Archaeological Park, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Ancient Greek scupture of a head of an old man, or perhaps a god, from the Museum at the Dion Archaeological Park, Central Macdeonia, Greece, 2003

Dion Archaeological Park, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Ancient Greek scupture of a head of a woman from the Museum at the Dion Archaeological Park, Central Macdeonia, Greece, 2003

Delphi, Greece, 2012. Creator: Ethel Davies
The remains of the Temple of Apollo, built around the fourth century BC, and the site of the Oracle, the seer who was consulted about important decisions, Delphi, Greece, 2012

Delphi, Greece, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
The remains of the Temple of Apollo, built around the fourth century BC, and the site of the Oracle, the seer who was consulted about important decisions, Delphi, Greece, 2019

Delphi, Greece, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
The remains of the Temple of Apollo, built around the fourth century BC, and the site of the Oracle, the seer who was consulted about important decisions, Delphi, Greece, 2019

Knossus, Crete, Greece, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
The remains of the palace of Knossus, a Bronze Age archaeological site believed to be one of Europe's oldest cities, near Heraklion on the Island of Crete, Greece, 2019

A Roman Coffin, recently discovered at Shadwell, 1858. Creator: Unknown
A Roman Coffin, recently discovered at Shadwell, 1858. A curious discovery made by workmen digging at Shadwell Basin on the River Thames in London:.they came to a ponderous leaden coffin

View of the ruins of Trajan's Column, the Arch of Constantine and other monuments... 1745-1794. Creator: Anon
View of the ruins of Trajan's Column, the Arch of Constantine and other monuments in Rome, 1745-1794

View from the Forum; A First Visit to Rome, 1875. Creator: Unknown
View from the Forum; A First Visit to Rome, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

"The Coliseum, Rome", by F.L. Bridell in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1860. Creator: Thomas Gilks
"The Coliseum, Rome", by F.L. Bridell in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1860. Engraving of a painting. This vast arena, constructed for the indulgence of brutal appetites

Entrance to the Forum, looking North; A First Visit to Rome, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to the Forum, looking North; A First Visit to Rome, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Specimens of Fossils recently found at Tingewick, Bucks. 1857. Creator: Unknown
Specimens of Fossils recently found at Tingewick, Bucks. 1857. Mr. Stowe, surgeon, of Buckingham, upon washing some hundreds of the fossils, ascertained them to be marine vegetation, which

View of the temple ruins at Philae near Aswan, 1859. Creator: Willem de Famars Testas
View of the temple ruins at Philae near Aswan, 1859

Standing Female Figure, 400-100 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Standing Female Figure, 400-100 B.C

West Facade of the Temple of Juno Lucina, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
West Facade of the Temple of Juno Lucina, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Two fragments of columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus half a mile from the river... 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Two fragments of columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus half a mile from the river Anapus, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Ruin of Temple of Olympian Zeus in old Agrigento, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Ruin of Zeus Olympus Temple of old Agrigento, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Remains of Zeus Olympus Temple at Agrigento, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Remains of Zeus Olympus Temple at Agrigento, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

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