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1. Add MS 89138

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89138
Title:
Locket containing a lock of Shelley's hair and a miniature of Beatrice Cenci
Scope & Content:
Alma Murray played Cenci in the first ever performance of Percy Bysshe Shelley's The Cenci, at the Grand Theatre, Islington, 7 May 1886. As a token of her appreciation, Lady Jane Shelley, wife of Sir Percy Florence Shelley, 3rd Bart., P. B. Shelley's son, gave Murray a locket containing a lock of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1886
Extent:
1 item

2. Add Or 5222

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5222
Title:
Avalokiteśvara surrounded by attendants and donors. Artist(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
A retangular banner made of hemp cloth with three suspension loops sewn to the top edge. The painting on the banner depicts Avalokiteśvara in the centre surrounded by four attendants. In the lower register are represented a male and female donor. The donors are attended by figures holding a fly-...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
900-1000
Extent:
1 item

3. Add Or 5223

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5223
Title:
A bodhisattva. Artist(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
A banner made of hemp cloth. The painting on the banner depicts a bodhisattva facing to his right. He is performing anjali-mudra with his hands. This banner has been digitally photographed, and can be viewed on the International Dunhuang Project's website. http://idp.bl.uk
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
900-1000
Extent:
1 item

4. Add Or 5224

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5224
Title:
A bodhisattva. Artist(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
A banner made of hemp cloth. The painting on the banner depicts a bodhisattva facing to his left. He is performing anjali-mudra with his hands. This banner has been digitally photographed, and can be viewed on the International Dunhuang Project's website. http://idp.bl.uk
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
900-1000
Extent:
1 item

5. Add Or 5225

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5225
Title:
A bodhisattva. Artist(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
A banner made of hemp cloth. The painting on the banner depicts a bodhisattva facing forward. The figure has his left hand raised and his right hand by his side. This banner has been digitally photographed, and can be viewed on the International Dunhuang Project's website. http://idp.bl.uk
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
900-1000
Extent:
1 item

6. Foster 1075

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1075
Title:
The Lawrence Testimonial: an impressive candelabra presented to Sir Henry Lawrence showing scenes of the Anglo-Sikh Wars and the Court of Lahore. Artist(s): Hunt and Roskell, after Alfred Brown
Scope & Content:
This oversized silver candelabra was presented to Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-57) as a ‘Testimonial’ from the ‘Friends of the Panjab’ in 1856. Lawrence was appointed as the British Resident in Lahore in 1846 and was the President of the Board of Administration for the Affairs of the Panj...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1840-65
Extent:
1 item

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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