Offered Collection

Child Offered to Satan
At the sabbat, a mother presents her child to Satan, dedicating it to his service, watched by other demons and witches

University of Oxford. College of the University and Queens College. Illustration in Vues d Optique (Perspective Views). Images to be seen through a zograscope

Ufos / New Mexico / Villa
Not a UFO, but an experimental disc made by Paul Villa to a design generously offered by visiting aliens from Coma Berenices 2 of 2

Hand Manicure
A hand manicure. Nails are carefully clipped and a choice of stylish nail varnishes in little bottles is offered. Date: 1930s

Barabbas Released
Offered a choice between releasing Jesus or the robber Barabbas, the crowd choose Barabbas

Sir Francis Ronalds
Portrait of English inventor, Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), inventor of the electric telegraph in 1816. He fitted his garden in Hammersmith with an electric telegraph but was refused when he

THORs STONE
Thors Stone, a natural rock formation, where Vikings are reputed to have offered human sacrifices to Thor, the god of thunder; Thurstaston, Merseyside, England. Date: BC

Transport / Flight / Airship
SANTOS-DUMONT successfully flies round the Tour Eiffel, though he fails to complete the circuit in 30 minutes to win the offered prize Date: July 1901

Raoul Shoe Company 1912
Chic Parisian footwear offered for sale in Regent St featuring a brogue shoe, fancy top boot, seaside shoe, French shoes and court shoe

The Old Palace, Richmond-Upon-Thames, 1914
Photograph showing the Gatehouse of the Old Palace at Richmond. This palace was used by Edward III, Henry VII and Elizabeth I, who is said to have died in a little room over the gateway

Folding Pocket Kodak
Your Easter Holiday will last you twice as long if you take a Kodak with you... the no 2 Folding Pocket Kodak - the new model is the best value in cameras yet offered

Caesar Refuses Crown
Julius Caesar is offered the crown by Marcus Antonius but he prudently refuses it knowing public opinion is against it

Waterman (Petherick)
London characters: Once he offered the best way to cross the Thames but now every new bridge they build means less work for the THAMES WATERMAN. Still, its a nice uniform !

MARMON 68 AND 78 1926
Marmon 68 and 78 offered to the discrimating Italian buyer - a Mafia godfather, maybe

Danish Postman
A Danish postman is glad to be offered refreshment as he stops for a moment on his rounds

Trinidad Postman
A postman in the (then) British colony of Trinidad is offered a pineapple by a grateful recipient of mail

Men at Yarrow Military Hospital. These may be a mixture of staff and patients. None are wearing hospital blues though some have arm slings. Some have the RAMC badge on their arm

Dido Sacrifices to Juno, the Goddess of Marriage, 1679 (tapestry weave: silk and wool)
XOS5886550 Dido Sacrifices to Juno, the Goddess of Marriage, 1679 (tapestry weave: silk and wool) by Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Il Viterbese) (1610-62); 411x464.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Angel with Offering, from the Madonna di Ognissanti, c.1310 (tempera on panel)
3527201 Angel with Offering, from the Madonna di Ognissanti, c.1310 (tempera on panel) by Giotto (Giotto di Bondone) (c.1266-1337); (add.info.: Maesta by Giotto di Bondone)

The great temple of Abu Simbel, 19th dynasty
8586788 The great temple of Abu Simbel, 19th dynasty by Egyptian; The Great Temple, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt.Abu Simbel temple)

Offering scene, Temple of Horus in Edfu
8588612 Offering scene, Temple of Horus in Edfu by Egyptian; Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt Edfu, a city in Upper Egypt housing the Temple of Horus. Built from 237 to 57 BC)

Ruler of Upper Egypt making an offering to Ra and Knoum, Temple of Horus, Edfu
8588930 Ruler of Upper Egypt making an offering to Ra and Knoum, Temple of Horus, Edfu by Egyptian; Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt Edfu)

Nubian desert. Northern Sudan tribe. 1888 (engraving)
7305375 Nubian desert. Northern Sudan tribe. 1888 (engraving) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

A collection of Waldeck's original artwork of Mesoamerica, Box 20 of 22, 1831 (print)
3672914 A collection of Waldeck's original artwork of Mesoamerica, Box 20 of 22, 1831 (print) by Waldeck, Johann Friedrich Maximilian von (1766-1875); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Temple of Abu Simbel, Pharaoh worshiping Ra (fresco)
8586622 Temple of Abu Simbel, Pharaoh worshiping Ra (fresco) by Egyptian; The Great Temple, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt.Abu Simbel temple)

Luxor Temple: Sacrificed cows (relief)
8585963 Luxor Temple: Sacrificed cows (relief) by Egyptian; Temple of Luxor, Luxor, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Luxor, city on the Nile of ancient Thebes)

Downer Bellanca 14-13-3 Cruisair Senior HB-DUN (msn 1637), circa 1961. The model designation is based on the technical data of the machine. The number 14 means that the wing area is 14 square feet

Titanic pre-sinking silk postcard
This is a silk postcard probably made by Stevens. These were published before the sinking and offered for sale onboad. Date: circa 1912

Cobbled main street Clovelly looking towards the sea
The card is one of series of advertising cards offered by Godfrey Phillips Tobacco Company based upon Great Western Railway Posters. The view is downhill past the New Inn. Date: circa 1930

Wassail Bowl on New Years Eve
A tradition on New Years Eve where people in the village go door-to-door, singing and offering a drink from the bowl full of hot mulled wine, a mix of cider

MATTHEWS'S LUMINAPHONE
Grindell Matthews's instrument uses beams of light to produce music : interestingly, the same inventor also offered the world a death ray a few years later. Date: 1926

MASSENET/THAIS/CARD
She is an Egyptian courtesan who converts to religion and dies as a desert hermit, rejecting the sensual love offered by Athanael. Date: first performed 1894

Various types of pasta offered by Gerardo di Nola, of Napoli Date: 1940

Tarpeia crushed to death by the Sabines
The legendary Tarpeia, having offered to betray Rome to the Sabines in return for gold, is crushed to death by their shields and thrown from the Tarpeian Rock. Date: 747 BC

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Woman carrying offering, 2133-1786 BC (wood)
885856 Woman carrying offering, 2133-1786 BC (wood) by Egyptian; Egyptian Museum, Turin, Italy; (add.info.: Middle Kingdom)

Bearers of offerings, Detail of the relief of Princess Uhemnefret's fake door, c. 2500 BC (stone)
885854 Bearers of offerings, Detail of the relief of Princess Uhemnefret's fake door, c.2500 BC (stone) by Egyptian School; Egyptian Museum, Turin, Italy; (add.info.: Old empire)

Adoration of the Magi, 1496, (tempera on wood)
7146518 Adoration of the Magi, 1496, (tempera on wood) by Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Adoration of the Magi, 1496, Filippino Lippi)

Madonna and Child enthroned with st Mary Magdalen, st Catherine of Alexandria and angels, 1355, (tempera on wood)
7146382 Madonna and Child enthroned with st Mary Magdalen, st Catherine of Alexandria and angels, 1355, (tempera on wood) by Gaddi, Taddeo (c.1300-66); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

The adoration of the Magi, 1481 (oil on panel)
7146910 The adoration of the Magi, 1481 (oil on panel) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: The adoration of the Magi, 1481)

Adoration of the Magi, 1487, (tempera on wood)
7146561 Adoration of the Magi, 1487, (tempera on wood) by Ghirlandaio, Domenico (Domenico Bigordi) (1449-94); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Adoration of the Magi, 1487)

Stela of Ramses III presenting offering to Amun, 1193-1162 BC, from Qurna (stone)
7062613 Stela of Ramses III presenting offering to Amun, 1193-1162 BC, from Qurna (stone) by Egyptian; Luxor Museum of Ancient Art, Egypt; (add.info.: Stela of Ramses III presenting offering to Amun)

Votive statue representing Mayi offering the figure of a crocodile to Sobek, new kingdom, from Dahamsha (black granite)
7062612 Votive statue representing Mayi offering the figure of a crocodile to Sobek, new kingdom, from Dahamsha (black granite) by Egyptian, New Kingdom (c.1567-1085 BC); Luxor Museum of Ancient Art

Madonna with child, Saint Joseph and Saint Lucia, (oil on canvas)
7129947 Madonna with child, Saint Joseph and Saint Lucia, (oil on canvas) by Santafede, Fabrizio (fl. 1576-1623) ; Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples, Italy; (add.info.: Madonna with child)

The establishment of the order of the sisters of the visitation, 1734 (oil on canvas)
7294322 The establishment of the order of the sisters of the visitation, 1734 (oil on canvas) by Pittoni, Giovanni Battista (1687-1767); Fondazione Magnani-Rocca, Parma

The adoration of the Magi, 1550-1575 circa, (tempera on wood)
7130071 The adoration of the Magi, 1550-1575 circa, (tempera on wood) by Sabbatini, Lorenzo (1530-70); Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The adoration of the Magi)

Detail of the Altoviti hall ceiling, 16th century (fresco)
7130068 Detail of the Altoviti hall ceiling, 16th century (fresco) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Detail of the Altoviti hall ceiling)

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