Figure Head Collection

Viking Ship Figurehead
The figurehead of the Viking longship Hugin at Pegwell Bay, Kent, England. It is a replica of a vessel by the Danes to invade Britain

Advert for Malcolm campbell 1931
Dunlop Tyres pay tribute to Malcolm Campbell when he drives his Bluebird on Daytona Beach, Florida, at a speed of 395 km/h. Date: 1931

Figureheads, May 1890
Engravings of ships figureheads from Ancient Etruscan and Roman times through to the 18th century, from The Graphic, 17th May 1890

Bangkok Royal Barges - Thailand - To see Royal barges, like Egyptian frescoes, in a dry-dock shed. 8 or 10 of them, up to 150 feet in length, holding 60 rowers and a throne

Merely another figurehead. Caricature showing Richard Boss Croker nailing figurehead of M Clellan to ship Tammany. Date 1903 Oct. 28. Merely another figurehead

The Old Curiosity Shop, Quilp mocks the figurehead
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

CALEDONIA FIGUREHEAD

THE ALFRISTON LION
Cyclists admire a grotesque figure outside the Star Inn. at Alfriston, Sussex, England. Known as the Alfriston Lion, it was once the figurehead of a Dutch warship. Date: August 1940

Ancient Egyptian Galley
A sailing galley, protected from its enemies not only by the courage of her crew but also by the magic eye of Horus and a figurehead representing Anubis. Date: BC

Saint Genevieve in Paris
Saint Genevieve (d.500) - Patroness of Paris. Took veil at 15 after the death of her parents and moved to Paris. Made a personal sortie to gain supplies for the City during the siege of Paris by

Steam ferry on Lac Leman, Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland - Lake Leman / Geneva (Genfersee in German). The ferryboat pictured is called Leman

Buddhist Head Monk - Xinjiang
Southern Chinese Buddhist Abbot in Zinjiang Province, China sitting in his Monastic Throne. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

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