Heads Collection

A Group of Greyhounds
A photograph of six greyhounds, mainly their heads, taken at Wembley Stadium

Employees - Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA
The 36, 000 Employees of the Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA pose for a group photograph in front of the factory buildings

Protestant Reformation. Satire against Martin Luther (1483
Protestant Reformation. 16th century. Germany. Satire against Martin Luther (1483-1546). Colored engraving

Fleet Street, London, c. 1894
Photograph showing the view east along Fleet Street, towards Ludgate and St. Pauls Cathedral, c.1894

Carthusian monks process to matins at 2 am
Carthusian monks in cowls and habits process to matins at 2 am

The Salvation Army Riots at Worthing, Sussex
These images show the Skeleton Army, opponents of the Salvation Army organised by those interested in Sunday drinking, rioting against one of the Salvation Armys religious Sunday processions

Cave art paintings, prehistoric discovery
A cave painting of small brown and red stags with horses, composed in Greek style, between two large black bull heads

Hogarth / British Stage
A JUST VIEW OF THE BRITISH STAGE or Three heads are better than one, scene Newgate

Porters at Billingsgate Fish Market, London, c. 1950
Photograph showing a group of porters outside Billingsgate Fish Market in London, c.1950. The porters are shown carrying crates of fish on their heads. Date: c.1950

An Autumnal, mushroom fantasy
Mushrooms personified, in this unusual illustration featuring three naked women and a child with mushroom caps upon their heads

Various Whaling Items
Various implements used in whaling

Death personified on a Tarot card
Death personified as a skeleton with a scythe on a Tarot card

Lms down Special
The London Midland and Scottish Railways Down Special mail train heads north with the Scottish Mail

Two frogs fighting over a snail on a Christmas card -- Heads I win, tails you lose. Date: circa 1890s

Tarantula spider - close-up of face (Trochosa singoriensis). South Tuva, Russia

Tarantula spider - face (Trochosa singoriensis). South Tuva, Russia

Tarot Card 13 - La Mort (Death)

Saucy and silly seaside postcard with cheeky caption
A Young man heads out to sea in a small rowing boat named the Saucy Sue - she instructs him: " Mind you don t goo too far, Darling!

Peking Man A new link in human evolution. Chimpanzee, Pithecanthropus, Peking Man and Piltdown Man (later shown to be a hoax). Date: 1929

Four fine horses wearing blinkers
A portrait of four fine horses, all wearing blinkers. Possibly a carriage team. Date: circa 1910s

Women workers, World War I
Women workers packing fuse heads in the Coventry Ordnance Works during World War I

Italy. Rome. Pons Fabricius. 62 BC
Italy. Rome. Pons Fabricius. Built in 62 BC by Lucius Fabricius. Tiber Island

Lutheran satirical print against the sale of indulgences by
Protestant Reformation. 16th century. Germany. Lutheran satirical print against the sale of indulgences by the papacy. Colored engraving

Blue and Yellow MACAWS / Blue and Gold macaws - X2 preening (Ara ararauna). Taman Burning Bali Bird Park, Bali Island, Indonesia

ASARFATI, Josef or Joseph (ca. 1299). Jewish
" ASARFATI, Josef or Joseph (ca. 1299). Jewish Cervera Bible. ca. 1299. Fish with the heads of humans, birds and wildcats

WW2 Christmas Card, Holly Soldiers
A WW2 Christmas card made in a baking parchment material. The illustration shows a marching line of holly leaves with red berries as the heads of soldiers, wearing tin hats and satchels

Clown heads on nine Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Roman military standard-bearer with the aqulia or signum of the legion, trumpeter and horn player

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Lithuanias President Dalia
PORTUGAL. Lisbon

Beggars Opera / Hogarth
a burlesqued version of John Gays opera: several of the characters are wearing animal heads Date: 18th century

First Railway 1825
A man on horseback bearing a Union Jack flag heads the very first railway journey in England aboard George Stephensons " Locomotion"

4 French Bulldogs
Beautiful picture of four of them lying down, face on and looking very alert, even though two are also resting their heads on the ground

Cowboys / Saloon Brawl
A brawl in cattle town - cowboys get into a fight in a saloon. Aside from guns being fired, chairs are thrown and cracked over peoples heads

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Germanys Chancellor Angela
PORTUGAL. Lisbon

Starry Gazey Pie, Mousehole, Cornwall
A mouthwatering example of a Starry Gazey Pie, served up on Tom Bawcocks Eve (23 December) at Mousehole in Cornwall

Berets by Rose Valois
Two hats by Rose Valois described as berets. Both are close-fitting and brimless

The Pleaskins, Giants Causeway - an elevated view showing cliff heads with columns in the cliff faces. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Bushmills). Date: circa early 1900s

Coastal view at Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand
A coastal view at Whangarei Heads, on the northern side of Whangarei Harbour, North Island, New Zealand. Whangarei itself is the northernmost city in New Zealand

Commemorative coins
A selection of ommemorative coins, showing monarch's heads. Date: 1953

"Leaves from Life: a New Series of Studies by Edmund Blampied." Men at Billingsgate, London, fish market carrying produce on their heads. Date: 1933

The archaeological excavations which located a number of stunning bronze heads at Ife, an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria

Neolithic Period. Temple Period (3600 to 2500)
Neolithic Period. Temple Period (3600 to 2500 BC). Malta. One of the clay and stone heads that either broke off from their sculptures or were made with peg-like necks to fit into acephalous statues

Neolithic Period. Temple Period (3600 to 2500)
Neolithic Period. Temple Period (3600 to 2500 BC). Malta. One of the clay and stone heads that either broke off from their sculptures or were made with peg-like necks to fit into acephalous statues

Neolithic Period. Temple Period (3600 to 2500)
Neolithic Period. Temple Period (3600 to 2500 BC). Malta. One of the clay and stone heads that either broke off from their sculptures or were made with peg-like necks to fit into acephalous statues

Sarcophagus of the Lions. Decorated with lion heads and strigils. Marble. 2nd century AD. External dimensions: 2.45 m. (length), 0.90 m. (width) and 0.55 m. (height). Detail. From Evora, Portugal

Sarcophagus of the Lions. Decorated with lion heads and strigils. Marble. 2nd century AD. External dimensions: 2.45 m. (length), 0.90 m. (width) and 0.55 m. (height). From Evora, Portugal

Glory to the Allies - the rulers of the major allies of WW1 - (clockwise from top left) Raymond Poincare, President of France (1860-1934), Tsar Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia (1868-1918)

New York World's Fair, Lounge
A photograph of a furnished lounge with decorative heads on the walls, leading into a dining room, probably inside the Federal Building at the New York World's Fair

Art Deco Party Game Card, Heads On. Date: circa 1936

Busts of mythical gods Apollo and Bacchus
Busts of mythical gods Apollo, Greek god of archery, music and dance, and two-headed Bacchus, Roman god of wine with ivy garland. Ancient marble vase with heads of satyrs or fauns and cow hide

Man in a yellow slashed doublet and hose
Man in makeup of lipstick and blusher wearing a yellow slashed doublet and hose with feather cap and sword from a painting in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle

Ancient Roman metal lamps
Ancient metal lamp with heads of dogs, dolphins and eagles symbolizing the three main deities in Naples Museum 1, metal oil lamp with theatrical mask in the Museo Profano, Vatican Library 2

Ancient Etruscan or Etrurian art and jewelry. Necklace with heads and charms 1, rings 2, 3, hair-pins 4, 5, and earrings 6, 7. From the Campana Collection in the Louvre

Etruscan Christian lantern decorated with the Apostles
Etruscan Christian clay lantern decorated with the heads of the twelve Apostles. Christogram in beads. Christianorum Lucerna Fictilis in Acad. Etrusca

Australian Aborigines and heads of natives of Waigeo, West Papua
Australian Aborigines grilling lizards on an open fire, Sydney Cove and Paramatta, Alfourous australasien 1, and heads of natives of Waigeo, West Papua, Indonesia, 2-4.. Homme: Race ethiopique

Heads of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Marcus Antonius, Roman politician, consul and general, 83-30 BC. Cleopatra VII Philopator, Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC. M. Ant

Heads of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Marcus Antonius, Roman politician, consul and general, 83-30 BC, wearing a crown of ivy leaves and berries sacred to Bacchus

Heads of two soldiers in ancient helmets
Heads of two soldiers in helmets: one bearded in a simple bowl helmet, one clean-shaven youth in bowl helmet with peak. From an antique gem

Heads of a Faun and Satyr, Greek woodland gods, with syrinx or p
Heads of Greek woodland gods with syrinx or pan flute. Heads of a Faun, half human and half goat, and a Satyr or Silenus, bearded man with horse ears. Carnelian gem. Deita Silvestre

Heads of Castor and Pollux
Heads of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux. Twin half brothers borne of Leda, Castor the son of King Tyndareus, Pollux the son of Zeus

Fashionable women in cloche hats and fur scarves, 1926
Fashionable women in cloche hats and fur scarves. Mink scarf with heads and tails 93a, ermine 94, 95, 96, mink 97, moleskin 99, and necktie in beaver and ermine 98

Egyptian gods Isis and Serapis facing each other
Heads of the Egyptian gods Isis and Serapis facing each other. Serapis, bearded Greaco-Egyptian sun deity wearing a modius or calato, a cylindrical crown decorated with vine leaves and rushes

Heads of Meleager and the Calydonian boar
Heads of the Greek hero Meleager and the Calydonian boar. In carnelian. Meleagro. In corniola

Sanctus Carolus Imberbis Et Carolus Barbatus
This illustration is a comical fantaisie portraying English artists, Charles Haslewood Shannon and Charles de Sousy Ricketts as Saints, with golden discs behind their heads, wearing religious robes

Spain, Galicia, Ribadavia. Early Middle Ages Necropolis
Spain, Galicia, Ourense province, Ribadavia. Early Middle Ages Necropolis (8th-9th centuries). Anthropomorphic tombs, with horseshoe heads, dug in stone inside the Sarmiento Castle enclosure

The water trough. Engraving after a painting by Koch. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, December 30, 1882

Ancient Germanic warrior with heads of his victims
Ancient Germanic warrior on horseback, in short cape and pants, with severed heads of his victims impaled on his lance and hanging from his waist

Ancient Germanic warriors. They are naked except for animal skins with heads and antlers, and carry lances, clubs and wood and wicker shields. After Philipp Cluvers Germania Antiqua

Late Neolithic Statuettes from Hacilar in north-western Anatolia, excavated during the 1960 season by James Mellaart, Assistant Director, The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara. Date: 1961

Comparison of British & German skull shapes, WW1
Long-head versus short-head: Opposite types of humanity which are fighting for opposite ideals

Indigenous group with paniers, Madagascar
Vintage 19th century photograph: indigenous group of three women and a man, the women with paniers on their heads, Madagascar

Ancient Germanic gods and kings: Flins and Radgost
Ancient Germanic deities and kings: Flinna or Flins, god of death in Wendish mythology, idol of the Vandals 1, and Radagasto or Radgost with ax, bird crown and bull breastplate

Cartoon, Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (Disraeli, Gladstone)
Cartoon, Heads I Win, Tails You Lose -- a satirical comment on the rivalry between Disraeli (left) and Gladstone (right) over the electoral reform question

Christening of Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (1923-1970) in October 1923 in Belgrade.Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) (later King George VI) acted as Chief Witness as he did at King Alexanders wedding

SAXON COINS
A selection of Saxon coins, showing the heads of various kings. Date: 798 - 821

DANTE & VIRGIL IN HELL DANTE & VIRGIL IN HELL
Sinners stand in a frozen lake, with only the tops of their heads above the ice; the rest of their bodies are subjected to a permanent cold bath: Dante & Virgil look

Devil dancing with worshippers at Sabbat
The Devil dances with four of his worshippers, while demons cavort over their heads Date: circa 1600

A quite superb photographic postcard of a group of Masai Women from Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1930s

Two-headed camel? Birqash Camel Market near Cairo, Egypt. This image is a genuine photograph and is NOT faked Date: 2010

The contents of a halal butchers shop in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. A beasts head hangs up along with tripe. Sheeps heads and feet lie on a table. Date: 1987

WW1 - Tug of War between the Allies and the Central Powers
WW1 Italian Propaganda Postcard - Tug of War between the leaders of the Allies and the Central Powers

Toss and Pitch game

Ship figureheads on the Scilly Isles - Victorian period

Private Electric Motor Car on tracks - Panama Canal
Private Electric Motor Car operating on lines of track and used by Heads of the Engineering Divisions/Departments working on the Panama Canal. Date: 1913

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