Origin Collection (page 2)

Berlin Gold Hat. Fine gold leaf. 1000 BC
Berlin Gold Hat. Thin gold leaf. Late Bronze Age. 1000 BC. Detail. Unknown origin, probably South Germany. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Pre-Columbian art. Lintel 15 from Yaxchilan, Late Classic Ma
Pre-Columbian art. Central America. Maya. Lintel 15 from Yaxchilan, Late Classic Maya. 8th century. British Museum, London

Isis in mourning for Osiris. Egypt
Painted wooden figurine of Isis in mourning for Osiris. 305-330 BC. Ptolemaic Period. Origin unknown. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Busts of ancestors. Egypt
Busts of ancestors. First, polychromed limestone bust, from Thebes. At background, limestone bust of unknown origin. Both dated from 1300-1150 BC

Temple of Hathor at Dendera (Tantyris) in Egypt.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

The Flying Saucers Are Real, book cover
THE FLYING SAUCERS ARE REAL, by Donald Keyhoe, one of the earliest UFO books, claiming that they are extraterrestrial in origin

Susi - looking at an illustration in a book. 1950s

Susi - with books - feeling rather sleepy. 1950s

Spain. Castile-La Mancha. Castle of Alarcon. 8th century
Spain. Castile-La Mancha. Castle of Alarcon. Muslim origin. Medieval fortress, 8th century. Province of Cuenca

Loom weights. 2nd-3rd centuries AD
Germanic settlements in Berlin. Objects of Roman origin. Loom weights. Pottery. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Neues Museum (New Museum). Berlin. Germany

Miguel de Silveira (1580-1636). Spanish poet of Portuguese origin. S. XVII. author of epic poems. Engraving, 1638. Colored

Front of a columnar sarcophagus. Early Christian. 300-325 AD
Front of a columnar sarcophagus depicting a shepherd carrying a ram on his shoulders, flanked by two seasonal genii. Origin unknown. 300-325 AD. Vatican Museums. Vatican City

Poster for the National Assembly elections, 1919
Poster for the National Assembly elections. January 19, 1919. Workers, citizens, farmers soldiers of German origin, unite in the National Assembly! Germany

Pre-Columbian art. Lintel 17 from Yaxchilan, Late Classic Ma
Pre-Columbian art. Central America. Maya. Lintel 17 from Yaxchilan, Late Classic Maya. 8th century. British Museum, London

Greek art. Gravestone. Relief of a child and adult who holds a dove in his hands. Between 4th -3th centuries. Unknown origin. Archaeological Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Visigoth art. Spain. Necklace. Glass paste. 5th-7th centuri
Culture visigoth. Necklace. Glass paste. 5th-7th centuries. Origin unknown. Archaeological Museum of Barcelona

Terracottas female figure. Egypt
Terracottas female figure. Sculpted with an elaborate hairstyle, a necklace and incised points around the navel and buttocks as a tattoo

Frieze of the Basilica Emilia. Roman National Museum. Italy
Frieze of the Basilica Emilia depicting episodes of the origins of Rome. 2nd century BC. Roman National Museum. Palazzo Massimo. Rome. Italy

Anaximenes (c. 610-547 BC). Greek philosopher of the Ionian school and one of the first to place the origin of the universe on a principle called infinite

Escalona. Castle. Castile-La Mancha. Spain
Escalona. Castle of Muslim origin, rebuilt in the fifteenth century by King John II of Castile (1406-1454) for the constable Alvaro de Luna (1390-1453). First, Alberche river. Toledo province

John Berkenhout
JOHN BERKENHOUT Doctor of German origin, in England : writer and naturalist. Date: 1730 - 1791

Soame Jenyns
SOAME HENYNS writer and commisioner of trade, author of " Free Enquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil" Date: 1704 - 1787

WW1 - Cartoon - German tradesman in England adapts to war
WW1 - " A quick change of front." - The text plays on the word front, as Britain declares war on Germany. The German tradesman adapts his shop front to disguise his origin. Date: 1914

Fokker M5K MG serial no E5-15 of Lt Kurt Wintgens, origin of the Fokker Scourge, July 1915

VILANOVA, Arnau de (1238-1311). Alchemist, astrologer and physician of Catalan origin who had a great reputation in the medieval world

LEWYCKA, Marina (1946). British novelist of Ukrainian origin

Japan - Hot Springs of Kusatsu
Lantern slide of Japan Hot Springs of Kusatsu. There are several theories about the origin of Kusatsu Onsen. One theory, for instance, was that it was discovered by a legendary hero about 1

The Origin of the Bob by William Heath Robinson
And the first realisation of its advantages. A lady struggling to maintain her hair style while on board a board, looks with envy at a decks mop and its unmoving head

Happy group of wolf cubs, Mauritius
A happy group of wolf cubs on a sandy beach in Mauritius

Portrait of a boy scout, Mauritius

Suffragette Votes for Women Painted Figure
A painted metal figure of an old woman sitting on a chair. She is dressed in the colours of the W.S.P.U, purple skirt, white bow and green hat and jacket

Suffragette Votes for Women Ceramic Cats
A pair of dark grey ceramic cats with the textured fur coats and ribbons around their necks. Their mouths are open as they demand, Votes for Women. Probably of English origin but with no marks

Christmas Santa with radio
Santa Claus tuning in for Christmas. Artist: Anon. Origin: USA Date: circa 1924

Christmas Santa with doll
Santa Claus with doll and other Christmas presents. Artist: Anon. Origin: USA Date: circa 1924

Limehouse Shop
A Chinese shop in Limehouse, at this time the district most favoured by residents of Asiatic origin. Date: circa 1900

Czech Republic - Prague - The Little Square, surrounded with many houses of medieval origin with Gothic or Romanesque basements, which were given Baroque or Classicist facades. Date: circa 1906

Soli, Mersin, Turkey - Ancient Columns - The Ruined city of Solipolis or Pompeipolis. The word solecism is derived from Soli

The logical response to a question fom the older generation
" Now, Boy, where does Port wine come from?" " From the Public- ouse." !!! Date: circa 1890s

The Church of San Isidoro at Ubeda, Andalucia, Spain
The Southern entrance of The Church of San Isidoro at Ubeda - a town in the province of Jaen in Spains autonomous community of Andalusia

Shu No Kigen, Tokyo, 1914
This is the first edition of the Japanese translation of The Origin of Species. The book was published as a pocket-size edition in five volumes and includes a folding image of a speciation tree

Origin of Gem Minerals
A diagram showing cross sections through the earths continental crust to a depth of 40kms. Many gemstones form within the crust at different levels and at different temperatures

The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Title Page of On The Origin of Species by means of natural selection, or, the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life (1859) by Charles Darwin

HUGUET, Jaume (1415-1492). The Consecration of

Haggadᦱuot;, Hebrew codex of Catalan or Valencian
" Haggadᦱ uot; ", Hebrew codex of Catalan or Valencian origin (13th-14th c.). Detail with musicians. Miniature Painting. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Library."

HaggadᬠHebrew codex of Catalan or Valencian
Haggadᬠ Hebrew codex of Catalan or Valencian

CROIX, Teodoro Caballero de (h. 1730-1792). Viceroy
CROIX, Teodoro Caballero de (h.1730-1792). Viceroy of Peru and Chile. Spanish colonial administrator of Flemish origin. The viceroy in his office showing the city keys. Oil on canvas

A couple of indigenous people from Easter Island, circa 1820. The population of this island was from Polynesian origin. Engraving

APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume (1880-1918). French poet of Italian and Polish origin. Caligramme (1914). Photography

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