Britain Collection (#92)

Lucius Verus (130-169 AD). Roman co-emperor. Bust. Marble. From Rome. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Bronze helmet of Lucanian type. 350-250 BC. From near Bolzano. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Colossal statue of a bearded man with laurel wreath. 500-480
Colossal statue of a bearded man with laurel wreath. Probably a priest. Limestone. Sculpted in Cyprus between 500-480 BC. From the Sanctuary of Apollo at Idalion. British Museum. London. England

Head from a statue of a devout man with laurel wreath. 270-2
Head from a statue of a devout man with laurel wreath. Limestone. Sculpted in Cyprus between 270-200 BC. From the Sanctuary of Apollo at Idalion. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Head from a statue of a bearded man with laurel wreath. 5th
Head from a statue of a bearded man with laurel wreath. Limestone. Sculpted in Cyprus early 5th century BC. From the Sanctuary of Apollo at Pyla. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Statue of a man wearing a pointed cap or helmet and a cypriot belt. 590-540 BC. Limestone. From the Sanctuary of Apollo at Phrangissa. Tamassos. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Paradise Lost by John Milton (1608-1674)
John Milton (1608-1674). English poet. Paradise Lost, 1667. Title cover of an edition printed in London, 1727. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Joseph Wright (1734-1797). An Experiment on a Bird in the Ai
Joseph Wright (1734-1797). Known as Wright of Derby. English painter. An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768). Oil-on-canvas. Detail. National Gallery. London. England. UK

The Rosetta Stone. Hieroglyphic scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes king. Hieroglyphic scripture. Detail. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC

Hieroglyphic writing of the tomb of Nykaiankh. Egypt
Hieroglyphic writing. Limestone architrave of the tomb of Nykaiankh with text inscribed with a prayer. Detail. The deceased is a priest of the Sun Temple of King Userkaf. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom

Balawat gates. Reconstruction of the palace gates of Shalmaneser III (858-854 BC). Cedar wood and covered with bronze bands. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

The Rosetta Stone. Demotic scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes king. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC. Detail. Demotic scripture

Queen Ahmes-Merytamun. Egypt
Limestone bust of Queen Ahmes-Merytamun, wife of Amenhotep I. Depicted with Hathor-wig. 1550 BC. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. From the temple of Karnak. Thebes. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Statue of Ankhrekhu. Egypt
Quartzite statue of Ankhrekhu. 1850 BC. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Colossal head problably from Thutmose I. Egypt
Colossal sandstone head of an egyptian pharaoh, probably Thutmose I. Around 1500 BC. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. From Karnak, Thebes. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Statues of Sesostris III. Egypt
Three black granite statues of Sesostris III. 1850 BC. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. From the Temple of Mentuhotep, Lower South Court. Deir el-Bahri, Thebes. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Skull of Paranthropus aethiopicus with prominent sagittal crest. Pliocene. Located in Lomekwi, Kenya. Natural History Museum. London. United Kingdom

Magical wand. Egypt
Magical wand of ivory of hippopotamus tusk with images depicting deities and protective spirits to ward off evil spirits. To provide magical protection for mother and child. 1750 BC. 12th Dynasty

Tombstone of Neferseshempepy. Egypt
Tombstone of Neferseshempepy, depicted with a scepter and staff with a hieroglyphic inscription. Limestone. 2150 BC. Early Dynastic or Old Kingdom. From Dendera. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

King Shamshi-Adad V
Stela of Shamshi-Adad V (824-811 BC). King of Assyria. From the Temple of Nabu, from Nimrud (Iraq). Detail. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Shabti of King Taharqa
Shabti in granite of pharaoh Taharqa. 690-664 BC. 25th Dynasty. Third Intermediate Period. From the Pyramid 1 of Nuri. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Kaitep and his wife Hetepheres. Seated sculptures of polychromed limestone. 2300 BC. 5th - 6th Dynasties. Early Dynastic Period or Old Kingdom. Possibly from Giza. British Museum. London

Idrimi of Alalakh
Stone statue of King Idrimi of Alalakh seated in his throne. 1570-1500 BC. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Bust of egyptian pharaoh
Bust of Pharaoh, possibly Ramses II. Dated c. 1250 BC. Red granite. New Kingdom. 19th Dynasty. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Mesopotamian stone cult vessel. Uruk
Stone cult vessel with anthropomorphic decoration, supported by two heroes wearing belts. 3300-3000 BC. Late Uruk Period. Mesopotamian-Sumerian art. Probably from Uruk. British Museum. London

Fragments of wall decoration. Tomb of Amenhotep III. Egypt
Fragments of wall decoration of the tomb of Amenhotep III. 1390-1352 BC. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Tomb 22. Valley of the Kings. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Shabti of King Ahmose I
Shabti figure of King Ahmose I. Limestone. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Around 1520 BC. Probably from Thebes, Egypt. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Elizabeth I (1533-1603). Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603). Portrait (1558). Anonymous. National Portrait Gallery. Washington DC. United States

Japanese Anti-Chinese Propaganda - John Bull and Uncle Sam
Japanese Anti-Chinese Propaganda featuring a representation of Japan (as a military General), alongside John Bull (Britain) and Uncle Sam (USA)

Royal Conversation Piece - Painting by Edward Seago, R. B. A of H.R.H The Princess Margaret with H.M. Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother at Sandringiiam Date: 1954

H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth on Horseback
Colonel of the Grenadier Guards: H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth on Horseback in a Specially Designed Uniform Date: 1947

Colonial troops in the Queens Diamond Jubilee procession Date: 1897

Caricature, Lillie Langtry and Henrietta Hodson
Caricature, Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) and Henrietta Hodson (1841-1910) -- The best of friends must part. Hodson (referred to here as Mrs Labouchere because of her relationship with Henry Labouchere)

Two police officers working in a station, London
Two police officers working in a London police station. The WPC is Maureen (Mo) Dennison. Date: circa 1950s

Two women police officers working in a station, London
Two women police officers working in a London police station, looking in a book. One of them is Maureen (Mo) Dennison (right). Date: circa 1950s

Five police officers, including Inspector Helen Hunt, who is wearing the Norman Hartnell style womens uniform introduced in 1968

Male and female police officers at an inspection parade
Police officers (including one woman) taking part in an inspection parade, Met Police, London. Date: circa early 1960s

Male and female police officers in Nijmegen March, Holland
Male and female police officers of the Met Police taking part in a Nijmegen March in Holland. Date: 1950s

Police officers in canteen at Peel House, London
Police officers, male and female, drinking cups of tea in the canteen at Peel House, a Met Police training centre in London. Date: circa 1930s

Woman police officer on the phone in a police station
Woman police officer (Maggie Coombs) on the telephone in a police station. Date: circa late 1970s

Woman police officer with motorcycle, Hendon, London
Woman police officer under instruction on a motorcycle at Hendon, North London, May 1960. At this time, training courses were being run for WPCs in the use of a new type of lightweight motor scooter

Women police officers at a bowling alley, possibly taking part in a competition. They are, from left to right, Margaret Newbon, Monica Ryan, Jennifer Smith, Alison Blair and WPS Roberta Strickland

Sir George Sinclair inspecting UK policewomen, Cyprus
Sir George Sinclair (1912-2005), Deputy Governor of Cyprus (1955-1960), during an inspection of 53 UK women police officers on their arrival at training school in Cyprus in April 1957

Barbara Denis de Vitre, Assistant HMI, visiting Germany
Assistant HMI (His/Her Majestys Inspectorate of Constabulary) Barbara Denis de Vitre, on a postwar visit to Germany, where she was an expert consultant on the employment of women in the German police

Barbara Denis de Vitre, Assistant HMI, Stuttgart, Germany
Assistant HMI (His/Her Majestys Inspectorate of Constabulary) Barbara Denis de Vitre, on a postwar visit to Germany, where she was an expert consultant on the employment of women in the German police

Women police officers singing in choir, Met Police, London
Women police officers singing in the first womens choir, Met Police, London. The conductor is Sybil Hill. Date: circa 1948

Group photo, women police officers outside KLM offices
Group photo, ten women police officers of the Met Police, outside the KLM (Dutch airline) offices. They were on their way to Nijmegen, to take part in the Marches

Two women police officers mounting horses, London
Two women police officers in the process of mounting their horses in a Central London street. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977

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