Basalt Collection (page 2)

Pleaskin Head, Anrim, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Pleaskin Head, Anrim, 1898. Pleaskin Head on the Atlantic Ocean at the Giants Causeway in County Antrim with interlocking volcanic basalt columns, is listed as a World Heritage Site

The Cave of a Warrior Hero, c1948. Creator: Unknown
The Cave of a Warrior Hero, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

Needle Rock, Skye. Creator: Unknown
Needle Rock, Skye. The Needle, basalt rock formation on the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland, created over centuries by a combination of volcanic activity, landslip and weathering

Lord Antrims Parlour, Giants Causeway, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Lord Antrims Parlour, Giants Causeway, late 19th-early 20th century. View of Giants Causeway in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland

Horizontal Pillars, Giants Causeway, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Horizontal Pillars, Giants Causeway, late 19th-early 20th century. View of Giants Causeway in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland

Northern End of Palisades, Hudson River, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Northern End of Palisades, Hudson River, c1897. The Palisades, are a line of steep basalt cliffs along the west side of the lower Hudson River, they appear on the first European map of the New World

Pillars of Hercules, Columbia River, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Pillars of Hercules, Columbia River, c1897. The Union Pacific rail line went between two basalt columns on the Oregon side of the Columbia River

Wonderful Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Ireland, 1899. Creator: Underwood & Underwood
Wonderful Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Ireland, 1899. The unusual structure was formed by a volcanic eruption 60 million years ago

Tessellated Promenade of the Grand Causeway Laid Down in Lava in the Far Distant Past, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Vitrifications, and other Volcanic productions, 1776
Vitrifications, and other Volcanic productions, Plate LII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Explorers with Humboldts expedition at the basalt cliffs at Regla, Mexico, c1820-1839. German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldts (1769-1859) interests included geophysics

An Ancient Sarcophagus of Basaltes, called the Lovers Fountain, 1802. Artist
An Ancient Sarcophagus of Basaltes, called the Lovers Fountain, 1802. Plate 10 from Views in Egypt by Luigi Mayer

Basalt Lion of Babylon, Iraq, 1977. This statue dates from the Neo-Babylonian, or Chaldean Empire, which ruled Mesopotamia from 626 to 539 BC. Its most famous ruler was Nebuchadnezzar II

Mortar, 4500-3000 BC. Artist: Prehistoric Russian Culture
Mortar, 4500-3000 BC. Found in the collection of Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis

Bust of Vespasian, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Artist: Art of Ancient Rome, Classical sculpture
Bust of Vespasian, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Staffa - Fingals Cave, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Staffa - The Herdsman, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Rooster Rock, curious rock formation along the Columbia River, Oregon, 1902. From The Underwood Travel Library, [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1902]

The Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
The Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, c1890. The Rosetta Stone is a basalt slab inscribed with a decree of the Pharaoh Ptolemy Epiphanes (Ptolemy V) (205-180 BC) in three languages; Greek

Fingals Cave, Staffa, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. 1814 (1956). The distinctive rock formations of Fingals Cave are formed by the same geological processes as those at the Giants Causeway on the other

Giants Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Artist: Keystone View Company
Giants Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Legend has it that the Irish giant, Finn McCool, built the Giants Causeway in order to cross the Irish Sea to fight his Scottish counterpart, Benandonner

In the Wishing Chair, Giants Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Artist: Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours
In the Wishing Chair, Giants Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Legend has it that the Irish giant, Finn McCool, built the Giants Causeway in order to cross the Irish sea to fight his Scottish

A Horus falcon with King Nectanebo I (380 BC-362 BC), c370 BC (1936). Basalt statuette. Found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York

The Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 1924-1926. Legend has it that the Irish giant, Finn McCool, built the Giants Causeway in order to cross the Irish sea to fight his Scottish

Cape Pillar, Tasman Peninsula, 1895. Artist: Barbant
Cape Pillar, Tasman Peninsula, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXXVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Lion of Babylon statue, Babylon, Babil, Mesopotamia, 1918. Stone sculpture in what is now Iraq. This statue dates from the Neo-Babylonian, or Chaldean Empire

Statue of the Queen Arsinoe II, 3rd century BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Basalt rocks in Quirang, Isle fo Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Basalt rocks in Quirang, Isle fo Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Quirang is a moving landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, Trotternish ridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland

The Black Cuillins across Loch Scavaig, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
The Black Cuillins across Loch Scavaig, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. The peaks of the Black Cuillin are mainly composed of gabbro

Columnar Basalt at Hljodaklettar (echo cliffs), Northern Iceland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Columnar Basalt at Hljodaklettar (echo cliffs), Northern Iceland, 20th century. The loose material of craters, was washed away

Dettifoss, North Iceland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Dettifoss, North Iceland, 20th century. Dettifoss is a waterfall in Vatnajokull National Park in Northeast Iceland, and is one of the most powerful waterfalls in Europe

Basalt cliffs beside Dettifoss, North Iceland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Basalt cliffs beside Dettifoss, North Iceland, 20th century. Dettifoss is a waterfall in Vatnajokull National Park in Northeast Iceland, and is one of the most powerful waterfalls in Europe

Quirang Rocks, view from The Table, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Quirang Rocks, view from The Table, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Basalt rocks surrounding Quirang, a moving landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach

The Table, Quirang, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
The Table, Quirang, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Mass of basalt rocks on Quirang, a moving landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, Isle of Skye, Scotland

The Code of Hammurabi, 1792-1750 BC, 282 laws
Stela of the Lawcode of Hammurabi made of black basalt, 1792-1750 BC. The King stands before a seated god, probably Shamash - a solar god, patron of Justice

Sample of Moon Rock brought back by Apollo 14, 1971
A sample of basalt brought back by Apollo 14 on 5th February 1971. Sample no. 14306

Hittite relief of the weather-god Teshub with lightning. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Hittite relief of a chariot. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Stone relief of Horseman, Tell Halaf, Syria, c10th - 9th century BC
Stone relief of Horseman, Tell Halaf, Syria, c10th-9th century BC. In the collection at The British Museum, London

The Rosetta Stone, 196 BC. A basalt slab inscribed with a decree of the Pharaoh Ptolemy Epiphanes (Ptolemy V) (205-180 BC) in three languages; Greek, Hieroglyphic and Demotic script

Statue of Amenemheb, Governor of Thebes, with his wife and mother, 14th century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Head of Doryphoros, early 1st century. Roman work, after the Greek original of the 440s BC by Polykleitos. Polykleitos designed his Doryphoros

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