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SAINT SEBALD (DURER)SAINT SEBALD German pilgrim of Nuremberg who performed miracles such as turning stones into bread. Date: 8th century
Stanton Drew StonesStanton Drew Stone circle is celebrated in folklore as the members of a wedding party lured by the devil to celebrate on the sabbath and thus becoming petrified!
Diamond mines workers 1887Various scenes showing the mistreatment of black workers in the diamond mines of South Africa. Date: 1887
Diamond mine in Kimberley 1878A Hotel at the diamond mine in Kimberley, South Africa. Date: 1878
Diamond mining at Kimberley 1885Diamond mining at Kimberley, South Africa Date: 1885
Diamond mining in KimberleyDiamond mining at Kimberley, South Africa. Date: circa 1880
Five Stones gameThree girls enjoy a game of five stones: the pebbles must be picked up individually while the rest are thrown in the air until all five pebbles are in the hand. Date: late 19th century
DUTCH PEARL WORKER C17A Dutch craftsman working with pearls Date: 17th century
KING AND REGALIALA king with his regalia (note that the line-marks are those of the stones on which the picture is painted) Date: 15th century ?
MONEY / STONES / YAP 1885An avenue of large perforated stones on Yap Island (Caroline island, Pacific) which were used as currency. Date: 1885
QUARRY TRAM, PORTLANDPORTLAND Large stones transported by rail on trolleys winched from the quarry Date: circa 1850
QUARRYING AT PORTLANDPORTLAND, Dorset. Large stones quarried and transported by rail Date: 1830s
Construction of the pyramidsConstructing the pyramids: using vast wooden ramps to haul the stones into place
Precious stonesFishing for pearls in the Pacific Date: 1719
A man leaps along the stepping stones at Ogmore CastleA young man wearing wellington boots leaps along the stepping stones across the River Ewenny at Ogmore Castle, Ogmore-by-Sea, Glamorgan, South Wales. The ruins of the castle are in the background
Cobbles and cloth cap - Saltaire, YorksA man in sports jacket and cloth cap walks across a wet cobbled street in Saltaire, Yorkshire, England. Sunday Times. Image first appeared in The Sunday Times c1990 Date: circa 1990
French Extended Family on the Beach - Le Treport, NormandyFrench Extended Family on the Beach at Le Treport, a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy, France - 10th September 1919. Date: circa 1919
The Parthenon, Athens, Greece (with scaffolding)The Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece (with scaffolding). Date: circa 1920s
Termessos, Turkey - The Theatre. Situated twenty miles to the northwest of Antalya - in origin not a Greek city. First occupied by Pisidian Barbarians - called a city of Pamphylia
Selcuk, Turkey (Ancient Ephesus) - Ruins - The Agora near the Gymansium and the Theatre. Date: circa 1905
Standing stones at Carnac, Brittany, FranceThe standing stones at Carnac, Brittany, France. There are 2000 standing stones, arranged in long lines. These pre-date the Egyptian Pyramids and Stonehenge. Date: circa 1910s
Mineraux - mineralsA variety of minerals including amethyst quartz, fluorine, agate and beryl. Date: 1930
Ancient Egyptian jewellery from Tutankhamuns tombEar-ornaments from the tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings
Ancient Gem Cutter and Apprentice - Sri LankaAncient Gem Cutter with his cutting and polishing tools and (his middle-aged!) Apprentice - Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1908
Timgad, Algeria - public latrines in Roman ruinsThe ruins of what was once Timgad, a Roman colonial town in Algeria, founded by the Emperor Trajan around 100AD. The city is known for being one of the best surviving examples of the grid plan in
Fountain Perseia. MycenaeMycenae. Fountain Perseia, underground cistern used for water supply. Built as a tunnel of 104 steps leading to a small pool. It was rebuilt in hellenistic period. Mycenae. Argo?lide province
Tombs of Lord Asano, Takumino Kami and Lady Asano, JapanThe Graveyard of Sengaku-ji - burial place of Asano Naganori (1667-1701) - the daimyo of the Ako Domain in Japan (Takumi no Kami). Also buried here was his wife
People at the well, Cana, Galilee, Northern IsraelPeople collecting water at the well in Cana, Galilee, Northern Israel. According to biblical legend, it was in Cana that Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding feast -- his first miracle
People climbing the Great Pyramid, Egypt. Date: circa 1870
Wrought iron gate in a garden with female model in the distance. 1959
Iran - Shush Castle - SusaShush Castle (Chateau de Suse) in the ruins of the ancient city of Susa (Shush) in the Khuzestan Province of Iran. Constructed by French archaeologist Jean-Marie Jacques de Morgan as a secure base
Statue-reliquary of Sainte Foy. Gold and precious stones. FRANCE. Conques. glise abbatiale de Sainte Foy (Abbey
Walking the dog in a Winter LandscapeAn old man with a walking stick walks his dog along the bank of an icy partly-frozen stream in this wintry scene. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Christmas card in the form of weight scales -- Try Your Weight, Drop Penny in Slot. Date: circa 1890s
People with model sailing boats on a pond. Date: circa 1960
Man and boy with model sailing boatMan and boy with a large model sailing boat. Date: circa 1960
Advert for James Aitchison brooches 1883James Aitchison, manufacturer of National Scottish Jewellery. From birds shot in the Highlands of Scotland, mounted as brooches in gold and silver, and set with Scotch Cairngorms stones. 1883
Diadem of TutankhamunDiadem of Pharao Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC) made out of solid gold and various semi-precious stones, as exhibited in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo
Communist China - teachers doing manual workCommunist China - teachers from Qinghua (Tsinghua) University and Beijing University forced to do heavy manual work during the Cultural Revolution period
Anti-Suffrage Cartoon Votes for WomenA girl sneaks in to the offices of the militant suffragettes to see piles of newspapers, hammers, whips and stones. All part of the W.S.P.Us arsenal
Anti-Suffrage Cartoon Leap Year ProposalA dis-shevelled suffragette with a hammer and a bag of stones appeals to John Bull. Militant suffragette - I have smacked policemen, broken windows, assaulted ministers, broken up meetings
View from the lake, Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, IsraelView from the lake, city of Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Israel. Date: circa 1910
St Stephen stoned - Acts 8. circa 1688
Bismarck memorial, Muanza, Tanzania, East AfricaCaptains Marsh and Marshall at the Bismarck memorial in Muanza (Mwanza), Tanzania, East Africa (formerly German East Africa). 1919
Egyptian art. Tutankhamuns pectoral. Dynasty 18. 1332-1322Egyptian art. Tutankhamuns pectoral with solar and lunar emblem and Scarab. Dynasty 18. 1332-1322 BC. New Kingdom of Egypt. Egyptian Museum Cairo
Votive crown of Recceswinth, found in the treasure of GuarraVotive crown of the Visigoth king Recceswinth, made of gold and precious stones in the 2nd half of the 7th century. Treasure of Guarrazar. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain
Roman jewellery. 1st-4th century ADRoman jewellery of the Imperial Age. 1st-4th century AD. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary
Oliphant. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. GermanyOliphant of Charlemagne. C. 1000. Ivory. Hunting knife (8th century) and sheath (10th - 11th centuries). Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany