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1721. 647.a.1(69)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(69)
Title:
Bust of the Emperor Antoninus Pius. Height 2 feet 4 and a half inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'This bust is well sculptured and in very fine condition. The features are intact … This bust was found on the site of a building marked 'Palace' on the plan, but which, from the number of Imperial busts discovered in it, was probably an Augusteum.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

1722. 647.a.1(70)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(70)
Title:
Bust of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Height 2 feet 4 and a quarter inches, inclusive of plinth. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'This bust is in very fine condition, having sustained no injury except the fracture of the neck … The hair is skilfully disposed in clustering masses, and the general treatment of the head is simple and dignified … It was found in the building marked 'Palace' o...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

1723. 647.a.1(71)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(71)
Title:
Aphrodite Euploia. Height 1 foot 9 inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'A small statuette representing Venus in the act of adjusting the sandal of her left foot … This statuette was found with several other statues of Venus in a small temple, marked on the plan 'Temple of Venus' … The composition is very graceful, but the form rath...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

1724. 647.a.1(72)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(72)
Title:
Group of Aphrodite and Eros. Height 3 feet 2 and a half inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'The hands and head of the Venus being wanting, the motive of the figure is uncertain, but it is probable that the goddess was represented engaged in her toilette … The Cupid bestrides a dolphin, in which attitude he is frequently represented at the side of stat...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

1725. 647.a.1(73)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(73)
Title:
Unknown female figure of the Roman period. Height 5 feet 9 and a half inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'It is evidently a portrait, but has not as yet been identified. The countenance is very expressive … It was found in the Temple of Venus.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

1726. 647.a.1(74)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(74)
Title:
Iconic female bust. Height 1 foot 10 and a half inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'This bust is remarkable for the singular headdress, composed of plaits coiled round in a conical mass. This headdress seems a caricature of that which prevailed in the time of the Empress Faustina the Elder; and as the bust is evidently a portrait, it may repre...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

1727. 647.a.1(75)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(75)
Title:
Head of Perseus. Height 4 inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'The features are very forcibly modelled. The head is probably a work of the Macedonian period. It was found in the Temple of Venus.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

1728. 647.a.1(76)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(76)
Title:
Cyrene crowned by Libya. Group in relief, 3 feet 4 inches by 2 feet 3 inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Relief panel, found in the Temple of Venus, representing the nymph Cyrene in the act of strangling a lion, while the figure of Libya holds a wreath or crown above her head; with an inscription below.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

1729. 649.a.18

Reference (shelfmark):
649.a.18
Title:
Album photographique de la mission remplie en Égypte par le Vte. Emmanuel de Rougé. 1863-1864. Photographer(s): Banville, Aymard Athanase de
Scope & Content:
Imprint: xxx Brown buckram box measuring 515 x 405 mm, containing title page, introductory letterpress and descriptive list of photographs, with 155 prints. The original volume has been disbound and the prints re-mounted on loose card sheets, with the original letterpress captions pasted benea...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863-1864
Extent:
155 items

1730. 649.a.18(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
649.a.18(1)
Title:
Philae. Vue générale prise de l'Île de Béghéh. Photographer: Banville, Aymard Athanase de
Scope & Content:
View from the nearby island of Biga looking towards the Temple of Isis: 'Le premier plan comprend, à droite, une petit temple de l'époque ptolémaïque, situé dans l'île de Béghéh, et les masses de roches granitiques qui composent le sol de cette île. Un bras du Nil la sépare de Philae. Au second ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863-1864
Extent:
1 item