Images Dated 4th April 2008

Irish League XI - 1914

Football - 1914 / 1915 season - Football League 2 Irish League 1
The Irish League team group before the game at The Hawthorns on 7/10/14.
Back (left to right): A. A. Jackson (referee), Thomas Chambers, R. Nixon (Linfield), J. H. Adams (President), Sammy Burmison (Distillery and Bradford Park Avenue), J. Grant Esq, Walter Scott (Shelbourne), Paddy McCann (Belfast Celtic and Glentoran), Doctor Gray, J. Ferguson (IFA Secretary), A. Totton, Mr Mchaffey.
Sitting: Torrans (trainer), Johnny McDonnell (Bohemians), Robert McCracken (Belfast Distillery, Crystal Palace and Portadown), George Kay (Captain) Distillery, Billy Emerson (Glentoran, Burnley and Linfield), D. McNeill (Linfield and Distillery).
Ground: David Davy Lyner (Glentoran, Manchester United, Kilmarnock and New Brighton), McEwan (Linfield), Ferrett (Glentoran)

© Colorsport

Persian Art. Achaemenid Dynasty. Palace of Darius I. Detail

Persian Art. Achaemenid Dynasty. Persepolis. Palace of Darius I (522-486 B.C.). Detail of a palace's gate built between 470-450 B.C. The scene depicts the King Darius seated on a throne holding a scepter and a lotus flower with a servant behind him while other servants hold the king arranged in three lower rows. Nineteenth century copy of the original kept in their place of origin (Iran). British Museum. London. United Kingdom

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

The Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru (1125-1100 B.C.). Kassite Dyna

Mesopotamian Art. Kassite Dynasty. The Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru (1125-1100 B.C.). It describes the land grant made by Governor Eanna-shum-iddina to Gula-Eresh witnessed by his surveyor Amurru-Bel-Zeri. The bottom is inscribed in cuneiform script and at the top are depicted gods and zodiac signs in relief. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans