Tablet Collection (page 2)

Portrait of Paquius Proculus and his wife; wall painting from Pompeii, now in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples Naples National Archaeological Museum Mural Painting First Imperial Period

The conqueror of Palestine at Beyrout(Beirut), 1919
British army officers in front of the tablet that was erected to commemorate the occupation of Beyrout(Beirut) and Tripoli by the 21st Army Corps

Demolition worker Les Gilbert prepares the Morris rebus for its move to the Museum of British Road Transport at Cook Street, Coventry

Lead tablet from the Sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona, 6th century BC
Lead tablet from the Sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona. In Corinthian Boustrophodon script. Hermon asks to which god he should pray to have useful children by his wife Kretaia

Babylonian clay tablet with Geometrical Problems
Babylonian Clay table with Geometrical problems in cuniform script, from the British Museums collection.Babylonian clay tablet with Geometrical problems in cuniform script

Tablet in Amblecote Church to the Memory of Ensign Lyndon J. Grier, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Tablet in Amblecote Church to the Memory of Ensign Lyndon J. Grier, 1858. Monument to a British soldier who died in the Great Sepoy Rebellion

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York Minster, Minster Yard, York. A detailed view of a carved stone in the crypt of York Minster, also known as St Peters Cathedral Church. The stone is set within a wall and has a carving of hell

The first gender-neutral restroom in the Los Angeles school district is seen at Santee Education Complex high school in Los Angeles, California, U.S. April 18, 2016

Pharmaceutical tablets and capsules are arranged on a table in this picture illustration
Pharmaceutical tablets and capsules are arranged in the shape of an Euro currency sign on a table in this file picture illustration shot August 20, 2014. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic/File Photo

Illustration photo shows various medicine pills in their original packaging in Brussels, Belgium August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Illustration

Israel, Southern Coastal Plain, enlarged model of the Gezer Calendar, a 10th century B.C inscription on a limestone tablet

Illustration of using reed pen to write Sumerian cuneiform script on clay tablet

Advert, Price's Olva Toilet Soap, made with palm fruit oil and olive fruit oil, sixpence per tablet. Date: 1926

Funerary Monument - Boer War Tablet
Funerary Monument - Boer War Memorial Tablet, County of Rutland. circa 1900s

Advertisement, Dr Williams pink pills for pale people. Afraid to face traffic. Nerves in a terrible state and anaemia made her as pale as death

WORLD WAR ONE MEMORIAL
The Shadow of Remembrance': A statue of a World War One soldier casts a shadow over a memorial tablet, Liverpool, England. Date: 1930s

Allegorical figure of the Synagogue, from the Legend of St. Ursula, 1482 (oil on panel)
489938 Allegorical figure of the Synagogue, from the Legend of St. Ursula, 1482 (oil on panel) by Master of the Legend of St

Bell (From a Locomotive), c. 1940. Creators: Harry Mann Waddell, Edith Towner
Bell (From a Locomotive), c. 1940

Tablet depicting intercourse. Mesopotamia, c. 2000-1600 BC (clay)
3288159 Tablet depicting intercourse. Mesopotamia, c.2000-1600 BC (clay) by Mesopotamian; Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, Israel; Photo © Zev Radovan

Pictographic ablet (ceramic)
1216381 Pictographic ablet (ceramic) by Iraqi School; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Iraq ); © Ashmolean Museum

Pepin the Short (714-768), King of the Franks, first Carolingian king
6338889 Pepin the Short (714-768), King of the Franks, first Carolingian king by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Pepin the Short (714-768), King of the Franks, first Carolingian king

Ancestor tablet, c. 1400-c. 1300 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951989 Ancestor tablet, c.1400-c.1300 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School (14th-13th century BC); 18.6x2x1 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Regency-era French window curtains, 1813
6339797 Regency-era French window curtains, 1813 by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Regency-era French window curtains, 1813)

Ancestor tablet with bird, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951128 Ancestor tablet with bird, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 7.7x3.3x0.6 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Ancestor tablet with animal head, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade)
5951122 Ancestor tablet with animal head, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 7.5x3.4x1.5 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Ancestor tablet, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951067 Ancestor tablet, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 16.7x2.1x1.3 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Ancestor tablet, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951066 Ancestor tablet, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 10.6x2.9x0.5 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Amulet of a Writing Tablet, Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26-31 (664-332 BCE)

Armchair with Tablet: Putti Drawing, England, c. 1790 / 1800. Creator: John Gee
Armchair with Tablet: Putti Drawing, England, c. 1790/1800

Armchair with Tablet: Putti at Vulcans Forge, England, c. 1790 / 1800. Creator: John Gee
Armchair with Tablet: Putti at Vulcans Forge, England, c. 1790/1800

Tablet for inlay with horizontal bar... Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE
Tablet for inlay with horizontal bar added in recent times, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE

Ancestor tablet, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-ca. 950 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Ancestor tablet, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-ca. 950 BCE

Buddhist tablet: the Buddha Gautama Sakyamuni (Shih-chia)... Period of Division, 386-535
Buddhist tablet: the Buddha Gautama Sakyamuni (Shih-chia) and attendant divinities, Period of Division, 386-535

Buddhist tablet in the form of a miniature shrine, Period of Division, ca. 520

Buddhist tablet, Period of Division, 535-557. Creator: Unknown
Buddhist tablet, Period of Division, 535-557

Buddhist tablet: standing figure in high relief; right hand missing, Period of Division, Dated 551 CE

Buddhist tablet, Period of Division, Dated 536 CE. Creator: Unknown
Buddhist tablet, Period of Division, Dated 536 CE

Ancestor tablet, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Ancestor tablet, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE

Seated woman holding a tablet and compass (allegory of learning), a winged putto... ca
Seated woman holding a tablet and compass (allegory of learning), a winged putto at right, ca. 1600-1640

Detail of relief of Pehenuka, Old Kingdom, 2465-2323 BC (limestone) (see also 440565
CH440559 Detail of relief of Pehenuka, Old Kingdom, 2465-2323 BC (limestone) (see also 440565, 440566, 440564 and 440560) by Egyptian 5th Dynasty (c.2494-2345 BC)

King David (oil on canvas)
CH429885 King David (oil on canvas) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); 223.5x170.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Grave marker, mid-7th to mid-8th century (limestone)
3527854 Grave marker, mid-7th to mid-8th century (limestone) by Anglo-Saxon; 22.2x16.5x7.5 cm; Great North Museum: Hancock, UK; (add.info.: Incised cross and border and runic inscription)

A Tablet-Holder (engraving)
3641333 A Tablet-Holder (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tablet-Holder. Illustration for Cassells Family Magazine (Cassell)

The Deluge-tablet, Obverse and Reverse (b / w photo)
3622986 The Deluge-tablet, Obverse and Reverse (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Deluge-tablet, Obverse and Reverse)

Memorial stela (fragment), 1800-1600 BC (limestone)
3576284 Memorial stela (fragment), 1800-1600 BC (limestone) by Egyptian; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Discovery Centre) U.K.; (add.info)

Political Cartoon on American Civil War, c. 1860 (pen, ink and graphite on grey laid paper
3526207 Political Cartoon on American Civil War, c.1860 (pen, ink and graphite on grey laid paper by Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb (1816-68); 21.6x17.8 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art

Birth of Bacchus, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet (autotype)
6014463 Birth of Bacchus, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birth of Bacchus)

Tablet to Dr John Blow, Organist, 1708 (b / w photo)
6013205 Tablet to Dr John Blow, Organist, 1708 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tablet to Dr John Blow, Organist, 1708)

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"Exploring the Mysteries of the Tablet: From Emerald to Arcadia" In the vast realm of history and art, tablets have held a significant place, transcending time and cultures. One such enigmatic the Emerald Tablet, also known as Smaragdine Table or Tabula Smaragdina. This ancient text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus has captivated scholars with its cryptic wisdom. Speaking of mysteries, Nicolas Poussin's masterpiece "Et in Arcadia ego" transports us to an idyllic world where shepherds ponder upon mortality. The tablet depicted in this painting adds an intriguing layer to their contemplation. Delving further into antiquity, we encounter Sappho, the Greek poet whose words were etched onto tablets that preserved her lyrical genius for centuries. Her portrait evokes both admiration and curiosity about her lost works. But they are not limited to literature alone; they hold legal significance too. The Twelve Tables of Rome stand as a testament to early Roman law and governance, shaping Western legal systems thereafter. Moving forward in time, we stumble upon Pompeii's preserved past through a captivating portrait of baker Terentius Neo and his wife on plastered tablets. These snapshots from everyday life offer glimpses into ancient customs and fashion. Tablets have also played a role in modern times - Horlicks' advert for malted milk tablets during World War I highlights their practical use even amidst chaos. Religious narratives find their place too; Gustave Doré's depiction of Moses descending from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments engraved on stone tablets reminds us of divine guidance throughout history. Traveling eastward brings us Mesopotamia's clay tablets adorned with pictographs - windows into an ancient civilization's communication system that still puzzles archaeologists today.