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Human Collection (page 5)

Background imageHuman Collection: Advertisement for extensions made from finest quality human hair. Date: 1910

Advertisement for extensions made from finest quality human hair. Date: 1910

Background imageHuman Collection: Sarcophagus tub. 2nd century AD. Medusa. From Sidon (Lebanon)

Sarcophagus tub. 2nd century AD. Medusa. From Sidon (Lebanon)
Roman sarcophagus tub. 2nd century AD. Marble. Medusa. From Sidon (Lebanon). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageHuman Collection: Fragment of a roman sarcophagus tub. 2nd century AD. From Cr

Fragment of a roman sarcophagus tub. 2nd century AD. From Cr
Fragment of a roman sarcophagus tub. 2nd century AD. Marble. From Crete (Greece). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageHuman Collection: Egyptian coffin from Deir el-Bahri

Egyptian coffin from Deir el-Bahri
Egypt. Wooden coffin from Deir el-Bahri. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Egypt

Background imageHuman Collection: Guide to afterlife for Amunem-wija. Egypt

Guide to afterlife for Amunem-wija. Egypt
Guide to afterlife for Amunem-wija, chief of the domain. Papyrus. Third Intermediate Period. 21st Dynasty. 1075-946 BC. Thebes, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageHuman Collection: Guide to the alterlife for Sesech. Egypt

Guide to the alterlife for Sesech. Egypt
Guide to the afterlife for Sesech, chief of the domain. Papyrus. New Kingdom. 20th Dynasty. 1190-1075 BC. Thebes, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageHuman Collection: Book of what is in the netherworld (Amduat). Egypt

Book of what is in the netherworld (Amduat). Egypt
Book of what is in the netherworld (Amduat). Papyrus. Cursive hieroglyphic. Third Intermediate Period. 21st Dynasty. 1075-944 BC. Thebes. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageHuman Collection: 3rd Century BC 4th Ancient Age Ancient Egypt

3rd Century BC 4th Ancient Age Ancient Egypt
3rd, century, BC, 4th, ancient, age, Ancient, Egypt, Egyptians, antiquity, Art, Berlin, boat, book, Book, of, the, Death, civilisation, civilization, cursive, dead, death, decessed, Detail, died

Background imageHuman Collection: 15th Century 16th Century 1540 Allegorical Allegory

15th Century 16th Century 1540 Allegorical Allegory
15th, century, 16th, Century, 1540, allegorical, allegory, animal, animals, Art, Berlin, Bible, biblical, Bosch, Creature, death, Detail, Deutsches, Historisches, Museum, episode, Europe, european

Background imageHuman Collection: The Last Judgement, 1540. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Deta

The Last Judgement, 1540. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Deta
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). The Last Judgement, 1540. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageHuman Collection: Engraving depicting the city of Nuremberg. Nuremberg Chronic

Engraving depicting the city of Nuremberg. Nuremberg Chronic
Nuremberg Chronicle. German version, December 23, 1493. Compiled by Hartmann Schedel and engraving by Michael Wolgemuth and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff. Engraving depicting the city of Nuremberg

Background imageHuman Collection: Egyptian skeleton

Egyptian skeleton
Human remains buried in a wicker coffin. 3000 BC. Old Kingdom or Early Dynastic Period. 1st Dynasty. From Tarkhan. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageHuman Collection: Coffin of King Nubkheperra Intef

Coffin of King Nubkheperra Intef. Detail. 17th Dynasty. Second Intermediate Period. Around 1600 BC. From Dra Abu el-Naga (Thebes, Egypt). British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageHuman Collection: Mummy Ginger

Mummy Ginger
Egyptian tomb with a body naturally preserved and surrounded by grave goods. His naturally preservation is due to dry heat given off by the sand where he was buried. Known as Ginger mummy

Background imageHuman Collection: Egyptian skulls

Egyptian skulls
Egypt. Skulls. Initial Late Period. One of them is dated after 664 BC. 26th dynasty or Saite Period (672-525 BC). From cemetery near Tura. The other has uncertain date and unknown origin

Background imageHuman Collection: Egyptian skull

Egyptian skull. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageHuman Collection: Canopic jars

Canopic jars
Polychormed canopic jars. Used by the egyptians during the mummification to preserve the viscera. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageHuman Collection: Graffitti with a message, Lambeth, South London

Graffitti with a message, Lambeth, South London
Graffitti with a social message, Lambeth, South London. Date: 1978

Background imageHuman Collection: Israel Palestine Holy Land Middle East Jerusalem

Israel Palestine Holy Land Middle East Jerusalem
israel, palestine, holy, land, middle, east, jerusalem, city, 1920s, 20s, twenties, stone, sculpture, carved, carving, figures, human, figure, effigy, niche, rome, roman, sarcophagus, sarcophagi

Background imageHuman Collection: Spanish Civil War. 19 de julio 1938. El invasor

Spanish Civil War. 19 de julio 1938. El invasor se estrellara ante la muralla humana del pueblo espanol ( 19th July 1938. Invaders will crash against Spanish people human wall)

Background imageHuman Collection: Spain Lleida Pallars Jussa Conca De Tremp Trenches

Spain Lleida Pallars Jussa Conca De Tremp Trenches
spain, lleida, pallars, jussa, conca, de, tremp, trenches, of, the, civil, war, in, area, vilanoveta, horizontal, colour, color, outdoor, daylight, exterior, outside, daytime, sunlight, europe

Background imageHuman Collection: Spain Lleida Pallars Jussa Conca De Tremp Bunker

Spain Lleida Pallars Jussa Conca De Tremp Bunker
spain, lleida, pallars, jussa, conca, de, tremp, bunker, of, the, civil, war, in, conques, area, vertical, upright, colour, color, interior, interiors, inner, inside, insides, europe, european

Background imageHuman Collection: SPAIN. LLEIDA. Pallars Jussa. Conca de Tremp

SPAIN. LLEIDA. Pallars Jussa. Conca de Tremp. Bunker of the Civil War in Conques area

Background imageHuman Collection: Salman Rushdie, British-Indian novelist and essayist

Salman Rushdie, British-Indian novelist and essayist
Salman Rushdie (Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie, b 1947), British-Indian novelist and essayist. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageHuman Collection: Walter Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist

Walter Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist
Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu (1912-2003), South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress (ANC). Date: circa 1960s

Background imageHuman Collection: Oliver Tambo, Trevor Huddleston and others

Oliver Tambo, Trevor Huddleston and others
Oliver Reginald Tambo (1917-1993), South African anti-apartheid politician and prominent member of the African National Congress (ANC)

Background imageHuman Collection: Desmond Tutu, South African activist and clergyman

Desmond Tutu, South African activist and clergyman
Desmond Tutu (The Most Rev Dr Desmond Mpilo Tutu, b 1931), South African activist and Christian clergyman. He was the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa

Background imageHuman Collection: Trevor Phillips and Sue Slipman

Trevor Phillips and Sue Slipman
Trevor Phillips (b 1953), television executive and presenter, currently Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), previously the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE)

Background imageHuman Collection: Linus Pauling, American chemist, peace activist and writer

Linus Pauling, American chemist, peace activist and writer
Linus Carl Pauling (1901-1994), American chemist, peace activist, author and educator, winner of two Nobel Prizes, one for Chemistry in 1954 and one for Peace in 1962

Background imageHuman Collection: Steve Biko, anti-apartheid activist in South Africa

Steve Biko, anti-apartheid activist in South Africa
Steve Biko (Stephen Biko, 1946-1977), anti-apartheid activist in South Africa during the 1960s and 1970s. He founded the Black Consciousness Movement, and died in police custody. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageHuman Collection: Laurence Stephen Lowry, English artist

Laurence Stephen Lowry, English artist
Ls Lowry (Laurence Stephen Lowry, 1887-1976), English artist born in Stretford, Lancashire, best known for his industrial street scenes with stylised human figures

Background imageHuman Collection: Yuri Gagarin and Harold Macmillan, London

Yuri Gagarin and Harold Macmillan, London
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934-1968), the Russian cosmonaut and Hero of the Soviet Union who made history on 12 April 1961 by becoming the first human in outer space

Background imageHuman Collection: Yuri Gagarin Alekseyevich 1934 1968 Russia Russian

Yuri Gagarin Alekseyevich 1934 1968 Russia Russian
yuri, gagarin, alekseyevich, 1934, 1968, russia, russian, ussr, uniform, cosmonaut, pioneer, hero, soviet, union, april, 1961, first, human, outer, space, orbit, earth, died, crash, routine

Background imageHuman Collection: Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Russian cosmonaut

Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Russian cosmonaut
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934-1968), the Russian cosmonaut and Hero of the Soviet Union who made history on 12 April 1961 by becoming the first human in outer space

Background imageHuman Collection: Stone statue, Die Wahrheit, Berlin, Germany

Stone statue, Die Wahrheit, Berlin, Germany
A stone statue entitled Die Wahrheit (Truth), one of two originals dating from 1748, in a museum in Berlin, Germany. The figure holds open a book and points to a page. Date: 2006

Background imageHuman Collection: Roger Casement Iln Import 21 Dec 07 July 20th

Roger Casement Iln Import 21 Dec 07 July 20th
roger, casement, iln, import, 21, dec, 07, july, 20th, 1912, human, rights, activist, photographed, senor, juan, tizon, peruvian, amazon, company, hanged, 1916, involvement, irish, nationalist

Background imageHuman Collection: Sequence of crawling child. Date: 1887

Sequence of crawling child. Date: 1887

Background imageHuman Collection: Charles Sherwood Stratton known by everyone as General Tom Thumb (1838 - 1883), American dwarf

Charles Sherwood Stratton known by everyone as General Tom Thumb (1838 - 1883), American dwarf, who achieved great fame. Wearing court dress, appearing at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly

Background imageHuman Collection: Folklore - Sea Serpent

Folklore - Sea Serpent
The Sea-monk a marine monster which looks vaguely human. Date: 1558

Background imageHuman Collection: CUSTOMS/SUTTEE

CUSTOMS/SUTTEE
Women prepare for a suttee of a Hindu widow Date: circa 1840

Background imageHuman Collection: Fur Animals

Fur Animals
Selection page of animals. 1913

Background imageHuman Collection: The last sacrifice of the women of the Otomie. Date: First published: 1893

The last sacrifice of the women of the Otomie. Date: First published: 1893

Background imageHuman Collection: Freak Birth Kaltenbrunn Paranormal Human Oddities

Freak Birth Kaltenbrunn Paranormal Human Oddities
freak, birth, kaltenbrunn, paranormal, human, oddities, 1566, hans, undeveloped, joined, twin, anomalous, body, dead, conjoined, history, historical, 10121760

Background imageHuman Collection: FREAK BIRTH/COLOREDO

FREAK BIRTH/COLOREDO
Lazarus Coloredo (1742 - ?) and his partially formed attached twin. Date: mid 18th century

Background imageHuman Collection: FREAK BIRTH/TWIN/1560

FREAK BIRTH/TWIN/1560
A freak birth, where an undeveloped twin has remained attached to a healthy individual. Date: 1560

Background imageHuman Collection: FREAK BRITH ISRAEL

FREAK BRITH ISRAEL
Israel and his conjoined brother'. Date: 17th century

Background imageHuman Collection: MARY HONEYWOOD AGED 93

MARY HONEYWOOD AGED 93
MARY HONEYWOOD Of this venerable lady, all we know is that she lived 93 years and at the time of her death she had 367 descendants living. Date: circa 1600

Background imageHuman Collection: Sequence of a small child climbing steps. Date: 1887

Sequence of a small child climbing steps. Date: 1887



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