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1. Talbot Stela 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Stela 6
Title:
17th Dynasty Egyptian stela
Scope & Content:
Section from a stela bearing a hymn to Osiris, broken at top. 17 lines of text survive. This limestone stela shows classical hieroglyphs from 3,600 years ago. It contains a hymn to the god of the netherworld, Osiris, and is currently the oldest object in the British Library collection.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient)
Date Range:
c. 1600 BC
Extent:
1 item

2. Talbot Stelae

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Stelae
Title:
Talbot Collection: Egyptiana (stelae)
Scope & Content:
Collection of six Egyptian stelae, collected by William Henry Fox Talbot or members of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16th century BC
Extent:
6 items

3. Talbot Egy

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Egy
Title:
Talbot Collection: Egyptiana.
Scope & Content:
6 Egyptian stelae (13th-19th dynasties) and 11 shabtis collected by William Henry Fox Talbot or members of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century BC
Extent:
17 items

4. Talbot Stela 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Stela 1
Title:
Early 18th Dynasty Egyptian stela
Scope & Content:
Round topped stela with two registers. Register 1 contains a scene in lightly raised relief, with no accompanying text. The scene is topped by Sn (shen) ring and two wedjat eyes. Below this is a scene with an offering table in the middle, figures of a seated man and woman on the left and a man, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century BC
Extent:
1 item

5. Talbot Stela 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Stela 2
Title:
Early 18th Dynasty Egyptian stela
Scope & Content:
Round topped stela, painted with two registers. Registers 1-2 contain scenes in raised relief. Register 1 is topped with a Sn (shen) ring and wedjat eyes. Below this on the left are a man and a woman seated before an offering table. On the right, a man stands presenting the offerings before the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century BC
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Stela 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Stela 3
Title:
Early 19th Dynasty Egyptian stela
Scope & Content:
Round topped stela, with 3 registers and a single line of text at the base. Register 1 contains a scene of the deceased owner of the stela (right) adoring Osiris (seated left of middle), with Isis standing behind him. Register 2 contains two separate scenes, which are not quite equally spaced. O...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13th century BC
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Stela 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Stela 4
Title:
Mid 18th Dynasty Egyptian stela
Scope & Content:
Round topped stela, with 3 registers. Registers 1-2 show incised offering scenes and are organised in a symmetrical design. In register 1 the figure on the left is the largest, adoring Osiris wearing the atef-crown, with his son and brother behind him. On the right the figure adoring Osiris is s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14th century BC
Extent:
1 item

8. Talbot Stela 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Stela 5
Title:
Mid 18th Dynasty Egyptian stela (reign of Amenhotep III).
Scope & Content:
Small round-topped votive stela showing the owner making offerings to the creator god Ptah, who is based in the city of Memphis. Main person shown: owner/dedicator, nfr-xa - Neferkha.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1390-1352 BC
Extent:
1 item

9. Talbot Shabtis 1-11

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabtis 1-11
Title:
Talbot Collection: Egyptiana (shabtis).
Scope & Content:
Collection of eleven late period Egyptian shabtis, collected by William Henry Fox Talbot or members of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
11 items

10. Talbot Shabti 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 1
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

11. Talbot Shabti 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 2
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
This ancient Egyptian shabti, dates to 664–332 BC. This funerary figurine would have been originally placed in a tomb; the shabti is inscribed with a recitation that enables it to act on behalf of the deceased, saying ‘Here I am, you should say, when called to work, cultivate fields or irrigate ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

12. Talbot Shabti 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 3
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

13. Talbot Shabti 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 4
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

14. Talbot Shabti 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 5
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

15. Talbot Shabti 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 7
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

16. Talbot Shabti 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 8
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

17. Talbot Shabti 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 9
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

18. Talbot Shabti 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 10
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

19. Talbot Shabti 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 11
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

20. Photo 1213(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1213(3)
Title:
Henry Ginsburg with Princess Sirindhorn, viewing Thai mansucripts at the British Library
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1991
Extent:
1 f.

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