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Tablet Collection (page 6)

"Exploring the Mysteries of the Tablet: From Emerald to Arcadia" In the vast realm of history and art, tablets have held a significant place

Background imageTablet Collection: Cuneiform Tablet (clay)

Cuneiform Tablet (clay)
617392 Cuneiform Tablet (clay) by Sumerian; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Background imageTablet Collection: Interior of the Temple of Diana, Nimes, from Antiquites de la France: Vol I

Interior of the Temple of Diana, Nimes, from Antiquites de la France: Vol I
468651 Interior of the Temple of Diana, Nimes, from AntiquitA©s de la France: Vol I, Monuments de Nimes (engraving) by French School

Background imageTablet Collection: Baked Clay Prism ( Weld-Blundell Prism ) with the Sumerian King List giving

Baked Clay Prism ( Weld-Blundell Prism ) with the Sumerian King List giving
AMQ419843 Baked Clay Prism ( Weld-Blundell Prism ) with the Sumerian King List giving rulers from before the Flood to King Sin-magir of Isin (c.1827-17 BC) inscribed in cuneiform script

Background imageTablet Collection: Baked Clay Prism ( Weld-Blundell Prism ) with the Sumerian King List giving

Baked Clay Prism ( Weld-Blundell Prism ) with the Sumerian King List giving
AMQ419836 Baked Clay Prism ( Weld-Blundell Prism ) with the Sumerian King List giving rulers from before the Flood to King Sin-magir of Isin (c.1827-17 BC) inscribed in cuneiform script

Background imageTablet Collection: Amor Caritas, 1880-1905 (bronze)

Amor Caritas, 1880-1905 (bronze)
496886 Amor Caritas, 1880-1905 (bronze) by Saint-Gaudens, Augustus (1848-1907); 102.2x45.7x12.1 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. USA; (add.info.: Modeled 1880-89)

Background imageTablet Collection: Portrait of Warren Hastings on his Arabian, 1791 (enamel on Wedgwood biscuit earthenware)

Portrait of Warren Hastings on his Arabian, 1791 (enamel on Wedgwood biscuit earthenware)
BAL17807 Portrait of Warren Hastings on his Arabian, 1791 (enamel on Wedgwood biscuit earthenware) by Stubbs, George (1724-1806); 92.1x71.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTablet Collection: The descent of Moses from mount Sinai

The descent of Moses from mount Sinai
LLM339330 The descent of Moses from mount Sinai by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The descent of Moses from mount Sinai)

Background imageTablet Collection: Cippus (serpentine stone) (see also 325609)

Cippus (serpentine stone) (see also 325609)
HSC325606 Cippus (serpentine stone) (see also 325609) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); height: 14.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Egyptian, out of copyright

Background imageTablet Collection: Memorial to Annesley Voysey (stone)

Memorial to Annesley Voysey (stone)
LLW402861 Memorial to Annesley Voysey (stone) by English School, (19th century); Christ Church, Port Antonio, Jamaica; (add.info)

Background imageTablet Collection: Detail of relief of Pehenuka, Old Kingdom, 2465-2323 BC (limestone) (see also 440560

Detail of relief of Pehenuka, Old Kingdom, 2465-2323 BC (limestone) (see also 440560
CH440566 Detail of relief of Pehenuka, Old Kingdom, 2465-2323 BC (limestone) (see also 440560, 440565, 440559 and 440564) by Egyptian 5th Dynasty (c.2494-2345 BC)

Background imageTablet Collection: Moses, probably 12th century (bronze) (for reverse see 419573)

Moses, probably 12th century (bronze) (for reverse see 419573)
AMO115704 Moses, probably 12th century (bronze) (for reverse see 419573) by Anonymous; height 23 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

Background imageTablet Collection: The Ecstasy of St. Gregory (c. 540-604) glimpsed by the Deacon Peter through a curtain

The Ecstasy of St. Gregory (c. 540-604) glimpsed by the Deacon Peter through a curtain
XIR179474 The Ecstasy of St. Gregory (c.540-604) glimpsed by the Deacon Peter through a curtain pierced by his stylet (vellum) (b/w photo) by Flemish School

Background imageTablet Collection: The Lyon Tablet (detail), c. 48 AD (bronze)

The Lyon Tablet (detail), c. 48 AD (bronze)
XIR177953 The Lyon Tablet (detail), c.48 AD (bronze) by Gallo-Roman, (1st century AD); Musee de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine, Lyon, France; (add.info.: Tabula Claudiana)

Background imageTablet Collection: Four tablets recording contracts, Akkadian, c. 2400-2200 BC (baked clay)

Four tablets recording contracts, Akkadian, c. 2400-2200 BC (baked clay)
AMQ132808 Four tablets recording contracts, Akkadian, c.2400-2200 BC (baked clay) by Mesopotamian; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

Background imageTablet Collection: Whitmore Church - Tablet to Mrs. Elizabeth Mainwaring: pen and wash drawing

Whitmore Church - Tablet to Mrs. Elizabeth Mainwaring: pen and wash drawing
5898902 Whitmore Church - Tablet to Mrs. Elizabeth Mainwaring: pen and wash drawing, nd [19th cent] (drawing) by Fernyhough, John Robert (1808-75); 14x18.4 cm; The William Salt Library, Stafford

Background imageTablet Collection: Sacrifice to Bacchus, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet, probably designed by John Flaxman

Sacrifice to Bacchus, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet, probably designed by John Flaxman, c1779 (autotype)
6014465 Sacrifice to Bacchus, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet, probably designed by John Flaxman, c1779 (autotype) by English Photographer

Background imageTablet Collection: Three Warriors and a Horse, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet (autotype)

Three Warriors and a Horse, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet (autotype)
6014464 Three Warriors and a Horse, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three Warriors and a Horse)

Background imageTablet Collection: Priam Begging the Body of Hector, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet designed by Camillo

Priam Begging the Body of Hector, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet designed by Camillo Pacetti, 1788 (autotype)
6014472 Priam Begging the Body of Hector, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet designed by Camillo Pacetti, 1788 (autotype) by English Photographer

Background imageTablet Collection: Tablet in Commemoration of M W Balfe, erected in Westminster Abbey (engraving)

Tablet in Commemoration of M W Balfe, erected in Westminster Abbey (engraving)
1622099 Tablet in Commemoration of M W Balfe, erected in Westminster Abbey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tablet in Commemoration of M W Balfe)

Background imageTablet Collection: Childs Banking House, Temple Bar (engraving)

Childs Banking House, Temple Bar (engraving)
1589864 Childs Banking House, Temple Bar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Childs Banking House, Temple Bar)

Background imageTablet Collection: Tablet in Memory of Special Correspondents killed in the Soudan Campaign (engraving)

Tablet in Memory of Special Correspondents killed in the Soudan Campaign (engraving)
1595347 Tablet in Memory of Special Correspondents killed in the Soudan Campaign (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTablet Collection: Tablet to the Memory of Mr Childrrs, RN (engraving)

Tablet to the Memory of Mr Childrrs, RN (engraving)
1613757 Tablet to the Memory of Mr Childrrs, RN (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tablet to the Memory of Mr Childrrs, RN)

Background imageTablet Collection: Fragment of a Linear B tablet (ceramic)

Fragment of a Linear B tablet (ceramic)
1216295 Fragment of a Linear B tablet (ceramic) by Minoan; 4.7x5.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info)

Background imageTablet Collection: Crimean Memorial in the Chapel of the Royal Naval School (engraving)

Crimean Memorial in the Chapel of the Royal Naval School (engraving)
1609443 Crimean Memorial in the Chapel of the Royal Naval School (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTablet Collection: Bath and its Baths in their Palmy Days (engraving)

Bath and its Baths in their Palmy Days (engraving)
1041820 Bath and its Baths in their Palmy Days (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bath and its Baths in their Palmy Days)

Background imageTablet Collection: Memorial Anniversary, c. 1831-32 (colour woodblock print)

Memorial Anniversary, c. 1831-32 (colour woodblock print)
883406 Memorial Anniversary, c.1831-32 (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 26.6x18.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Background imageTablet Collection: Portrait of the Baker, Terentius Neo and his wife, from the atrium of a house in Pompeii

Portrait of the Baker, Terentius Neo and his wife, from the atrium of a house in Pompeii
BEN119478 Portrait of the Baker, Terentius Neo and his wife, from the atrium of a house in Pompeii, 1st century AD (fresco on plaster) by Roman

Background imageTablet Collection: Colquhoun Expedition (engraving)

Colquhoun Expedition (engraving)
1061246 Colquhoun Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colquhoun Expedition)

Background imageTablet Collection: The ancestors of Christ flanking an inscribed tablet, an arched top composition, 1531-76

The ancestors of Christ flanking an inscribed tablet, an arched top composition, 1531-76

Background imageTablet Collection: Communicating

Communicating
Petri Damstén

Background imageTablet Collection: Just write

Just write
Spilled ink flying above inkwell in a spiraling splash with tiny drops and flying pen on a light background. Still life with writer workplace. Creative writing concept

Background imageTablet Collection: What to write

What to write
Spilled ink flying above inkwell in a splash in form of a question mark on a light background. Still life with writer workplace. Creative writing concept. Dynamic shot with frozen motion

Background imageTablet Collection: Digital dinner

Digital dinner
Toni Minchev

Background imageTablet Collection: Capsule Julia Hobday, the firms promotions manager, shows off the magic Royal Jelly

Capsule Julia Hobday, the firms promotions manager, shows off the magic Royal Jelly tablet. January 1979 P006532

Background imageTablet Collection: A woman taking a contraception pill

A woman taking a contraception pill

Background imageTablet Collection: Pills, pills and more pills

Pills, pills and more pills

Background imageTablet Collection: Human Heart and Medicine Containers

Human Heart and Medicine Containers

Background imageTablet Collection: Pattern of Medicine

Pattern of Medicine

Background imageTablet Collection: Plate 9: the Phrygian Sibyl holding the top of a tablet with her left hand

Plate 9: the Phrygian Sibyl holding the top of a tablet with her left hand and pointing with her right, from the series of Sibyls, 1609. After Raphael

Background imageTablet Collection: The Pledge of Love, 1786. Creator: Jean Mathieu

The Pledge of Love, 1786. Creator: Jean Mathieu
The Pledge of Love, 1786. After Jean Honore Fragonard

Background imageTablet Collection: Le Serment d Amour. n. d. Creator: Jean Mathieu

Le Serment d Amour. n. d. Creator: Jean Mathieu
Le Serment d Amour.n.d. Engraved by Jean Mathieu

Background imageTablet Collection: Seated Woman Holding a Tablet, late 17th, mid 18th century

Seated Woman Holding a Tablet, late 17th, mid 18th century. After Abraham Bosse

Background imageTablet Collection: The Monumental Tablet, from Grotteschi (Grotesques), ca. 1748

The Monumental Tablet, from Grotteschi (Grotesques), ca. 1748

Background imageTablet Collection: Allegory of a thesis, two women hold inscribed tablets, 1640

Allegory of a thesis, two women hold inscribed tablets, 1640

Background imageTablet Collection: Cartoon Fragment for Adolescent Angel Leaning on a Tablet or Closed Book, ca. 1690-95

Cartoon Fragment for Adolescent Angel Leaning on a Tablet or Closed Book, ca. 1690-95

Background imageTablet Collection: Saint Matthew, 1835-67. Creator: Camille-Auguste Gastine

Saint Matthew, 1835-67. Creator: Camille-Auguste Gastine
Saint Matthew, 1835-67




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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.