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Symbolic Collection (page 6)

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Petroglyph National Monument. Petroglyphs. New Mexico. USA

Petroglyph National Monument. Petroglyphs. New Mexico. USA
Prehistoric Art. USA. Petroglyph National Monument. Petroglyphs made A?a?A?a?by American Indian people and some of them, by settlers. Boca Negra Canyon. Near Albuquerque. New Mexico

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Roman tombstone depicting a fish. Plaster copy. After 4th cn

Roman tombstone depicting a fish. Plaster copy. After 4th cn
Roman tombstone with Christian iconography depicting a fish. After 4th AD. Plaster copy. Museum of Roman Civilization. Rome. Italy

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Roman tombstone depicting the Good Shepherd. Baths of Diocle

Roman tombstone depicting the Good Shepherd. Baths of Diocle
Early Christian Art. Italy. Roman tombstone depicting the Good Shepherd. Baths of Diocletian, part of the National Roman Museum Rome. Italy

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Early Christian Art. Italy. Roman tombstone with Christian i

Early Christian Art. Italy. Roman tombstone with Christian i
Early Christian Art. Italy. Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. Fish symbol. Detail. 4th century BC. Rome. Baths of Diocletian, part of the National Roman Museum Rome. Italy

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Bronze Age. Several womens ornaments and some bronze figure

Bronze Age. Several womens ornaments and some bronze figure
Prehistory. Bronze Age. Several womens ornaments and some bronze figures. Are furnished with pegs. C. 800 BC. Fardal, central Jutland. Denmark. Museum of Denmark. Copenhaguen

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Etruscan Art. Veji, the Campana Tomb. Copy of tomb painting

Etruscan Art. Veji, the Campana Tomb. Copy of tomb painting. Colourful frescoes decorated the walls from door to ceiling. 600 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Etruscan Art. Italy. In honour of the ancestors. Urns-face

Etruscan Art. Italy. In honour of the ancestors. Urns-face
Etruscan Art. Italy. In honour of the ancestors. Symbolic faces were the focus and memorials held at the graveside. Symbolised Urns-face. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhage. Denmark

Background imageSymbolic Collection: The Industry. Allegorical sculpture. Barcelona. Spain

The Industry. Allegorical sculpture. Barcelona. Spain
The Industry. 1802. Allegorical sculpture by Salvador Gurri Corominas (1749-1819) at the foot of the staircase of honor at Casa Llotja de Mar. Marble. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Spain. Madrid. Alcala Gate. Built by Francesco Sabatini (172

Spain. Madrid. Alcala Gate. Built by Francesco Sabatini (1722-1797). Detail. Decorated with lions head by Roberto Michel. The top of the gate is decorated with statues by Francisco Gutierrez

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Fountain of Cybele. 18th century. Madrid. Spain

Fountain of Cybele. 18th century. Madrid. Spain
Fountain of Cibeles by Francisco Gutierrez (1727-1782) (the goddess and the chariot), Robert Michel (1720-1786) (the lions) and Miguel Ximenez, according to the design of Ventura Rodr?=

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Otto II (c. 955-983). King of Germania (961) and emperor (97

Otto II (c. 955-983). King of Germania (961) and emperor (97
Otto II (c. 955-983). called the Red. King of Germania (961) and emperor (973-983). The emperor received the homage of four nations: Germania, Gaul, Italy and Illyria

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Reliefs depicting a kneeling woman and man with a child

Reliefs depicting a kneeling woman and man with a child
Reliefs depicting a kneeling woman with a child and carrying on her head a shield with two arrows (female Ka), and kneeling man with a child and worn the male ka. Duality. Temple of Hatshepsut

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Religious shrine, Arequipa, Peru, South America

Religious shrine, Arequipa, Peru, South America
Religious shrine in the city of Arequipa, southern Peru, South America. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Dos de Mayo Monument, Lima, Peru, South America

Dos de Mayo Monument, Lima, Peru, South America
Dos de Mayo Monument, commemorating the Battle of Callao on 2 May 1866, Lima, Peru, South America. The allegorical figure at the top of the column is Nike, the Winged Goddess of Victory

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Cartoon, Peace, WW1

Cartoon, Peace, WW1
Cartoon, Peace. An allegorical female figure, Peace, holding the flags of the Allied nations, looks down at Kaiser Wilhelm kneeling in front of her and rejects his deceptive offer. Date: 1917

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Cartoon, Ententes Reply, WW1

Cartoon, Ententes Reply, WW1
Cartoon, Ententes Reply. An allegorical female figure, representing Entente (Agreement), responds to the German peace suggestion by sitting on it/him. Date: 1917

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Cartoon, The gold of the Rhine, WW1

Cartoon, The gold of the Rhine, WW1
Cartoon, The gold of the Rhine. Short of money, the German Kaiser and his son, the Crown Prince, look musingly at the golden-coloured River Rhine. Date: 1917

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Cartoon, The trap, WW1

Cartoon, The trap, WW1
Cartoon, The trap. Kaiser Wilhelm and Crown Prince Wilhelm find that their trap labelled Peace has not caught any enemy soldiers, even though it was well prepared. Date: 1917

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Cartoon, Marianne with a patriotic plate, WW1

Cartoon, Marianne with a patriotic plate, WW1
Cartoon, Marianne with a patriotic plate, designed to persuade all French people to pay their taxes and help win the war. Date: 1917

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Caricatures of Disraeli and Gladstone

Caricatures of Disraeli and Gladstone
Caricatures of rival party leaders Disraeli and Gladstone at the time of a General Election. The Two Stroke Oars -- which looks like winning? 1880

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Cartoon, A Dramatic Performance

Cartoon, A Dramatic Performance, showing rival theatre managers, William Holland (left) and Edwin Villiers (right), on horseback in armour, taking part in a medieval joust. 1880

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Music cover, Uncle Sammy March

Music cover, Uncle Sammy March, Two Step, by Abe Holzmann. 1904

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Emperor Napoleon of France and Josephine

Emperor Napoleon of France and Josephine
Emperor Napoleon of France and Empress Josephine. circa 1804-1805

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Cover design, Irish Exhibition Programme, Olympia, London

Cover design, Irish Exhibition Programme, Olympia, London
Cover design, Irish Exhibition, Official Daily Programme, Olympia, London, 6, 7 and 8 August 1888. 1888

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Cartoon, Mrs Weldon painting a bust of Gounod

Cartoon, Mrs Weldon painting a bust of Gounod
Cartoon, The gentle Mrs Weldon, putting black paint on a portrait bust of the French composer, Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Cartoon, Butterfly Fever

Cartoon, Butterfly Fever -- No Fees to French Authors. 1881

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Caricature of Henry Hamilton, English playwright and actor

Caricature of Henry Hamilton, English playwright and actor
Caricature of Henry Hamilton (c1853-1918), English playwright and actor, whose adaptation of Ouidas novel, Moths (published 1880), was in production at the Olympic Theatre, London

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Colonial & Indian Exhibition, South Kensington, London

Colonial & Indian Exhibition, South Kensington, London
Cover design, daily programme, Colonial & Indian Exhibition, South Kensington, London. 1886

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Caricature of Henry James Byron, dramatist

Caricature of Henry James Byron, dramatist
Caricature of the English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor, Henry James Byron (1835-1884) -- A " Special" Engagement. 1881

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Asbestos logo from Asbestos company letterhead

Asbestos logo from Asbestos company letterhead
Asbestos logo from the letterhead of Asbestos Cement Building Products Ltd, Asbestos House, Southwark Street, London SE1. 1920

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Letterhead, Asbestos Cement Building Products Ltd

Letterhead, Asbestos Cement Building Products Ltd, Asbestos House, Southwark Street, London SE1. 1920

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Music cover, Anglo-Saxon March by Max Werner

Music cover, Anglo-Saxon March by Max Werner, with a Dreadnought battleship, an allegorical female figure holding an American flag, and the British Lion at her feet. 1898

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Dove in flight on an Easter card

Dove in flight on an Easter card with decorative lacy border. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Dove in flight on a New Year card

Dove in flight on a New Year card with decorative lacy border. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSymbolic Collection: George Bubb Dodington

George Bubb Dodington
GEORGE BUBB DODINGTON Statesman and wit, baron of Melcombe Regis, author of poems and a diary : a cherub holds his portrait with other symbolic ornaments. Date: 1691 - 1762

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Autumn Personified

Autumn Personified
Autumn personified by an attractive girl wearing little other than bonnet and some autumn leaves around her body. Date: 1912

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Cartoon, War and Peace, WW1

Cartoon, War and Peace, WW1
Cartoon: You forced your war on us, we shall force our peace on you! An allegorical female figure with a sword (France) confronts the German invaders

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Cartoon, German Kultur, WW1

Cartoon, German Kultur, WW1
Cartoon, German Kultur or the cultivated truth during the First World War, showing a blindfolded allegorical female figure with flames rising around her. Date: 1915

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Cartoon, New Year gifts for France, WW1

Cartoon, New Year gifts for France, WW1
Cartoon, New Year gifts for France -- Peace... but only with Victory. A French soldier sees a vision on the battlefield. Date: 1916

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Thos Cranmer / De Brij

Thos Cranmer / De Brij
THOMAS CRANMER Archbishop of Canterbury Date: 1489 - 1556

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Thos Cranmer / Vanderwerff

Thos Cranmer / Vanderwerff
THOMAS CRANMER Archbishop of Canterbury with symbols of his martyrdom Date: 1489 - 1556

Background imageSymbolic Collection: St Agnes / Miss Kneller

St Agnes / Miss Kneller
SAINT AGNES Miss Kneller depicted as the Roman saint, complete with symbolic lamb Date: ca 290 - 304

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Native Canadians Separat

Native Canadians Separat
The Ceremony of a DIVORCE, as practised by the natives of CANADA, in North America over a symbolic fire : it seems that she keeps the girls, he the boys Date: circa 1730

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Greetings telegram, happy birthday

Greetings telegram, happy birthday
Greetings telegram with a patriotic design, happy birthday. Date: 1942

Background imageSymbolic Collection: King Henry V of England and his family

King Henry V of England and his family, allegorically depicted. Henry VIII can be seen as a boy second from the left, kneeling behing his elder brother and father. Date: 1387 - 1422

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Three British bulldogs on a greetings card

Three British bulldogs on a greetings card
Three British bulldogs standing on a Union Flag on a greetings card -- Defenders of the Empire. Date: early 20th century

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Cherub with dove and pink roses on a greetings card

Cherub with dove and pink roses on a greetings card
Cherub with a white dove and pink roses on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSymbolic Collection: Flowers and doves on a cross-shaped greetings card

Flowers and doves on a cross-shaped greetings card
Pink roses and white doves on a cross-shaped greetings card. Date: circa 1890s



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