Guardian Collection (page 2)

Shoki and Attendant Demons, 1898. Artist: Kawanabe Kyosai
Shoki and Attendant Demons, 1898. Fom a kakemono by Kawanabe Kyosai. Zhong Kui (Shoki) is a figure of Chinese mythology. Traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings

Wooden statue of Tutankhamun, Egypt, 1933-1934. Statue of Tutankhamun, one of two that stood outside the sealed up entrance to his sepulchral chamber

The Guardian Angel, 1926. Artist: Louis Tessier
The Guardian Angel, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Statues of Gog (Gogmagog) and Magog (Corineus), 1886. Statues of the mythical giants are housed within the Guildhall in the City of London

Transport of Prostitutes to the Salpetriere, c1760-1770. Artist: Etienne Jeaurat
Transport of Prostitutes to the Salpetriere, c1760-1770. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

Colossal statue of Rameses II, Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, 13th century BC. Detail of one of the four giant statues flanking the temple entrance

Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, 20th century. Colossal statues at the entrance to the Temple of Abu Simbel built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC)

Temple of Abou Simbel, Egypt, 1897-1934. Artist: Robert Talbot Kelly
Temple of Abou Simbel, Egypt, 1885-1934. The temple was built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC) and was dedicated to the sun gods Amon-Re and Re-Horakhte

Front of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt, c1845. Artist: GF Weston
Front of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt, c1845. The temple was built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC) and was dedicated to the sun gods Amon-Re and Re-Horakhte

The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, 1852. Artist: Maxime du Camp
The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, 1852. Photo located in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Napoleon I, 19th century

Chinese Tomb Guardian, T ang Dynasty, 7th-10th century. The Tang Dynasty is generally regarded as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture

Guardian Spirit on Frieze on Outer Wall of the Tivanka Shrine, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, 20th century. 12th century Buddhist frieze of Guardian Spirit on the outer wall of the Tivanka Temple in

A tomb guardian or lokopala, protector of the dead, Tang dynasty, China, 618-906
A tomb guardian or lokopala, protector of the dead, Tang dynasty, China, c700. From the British Museum

Ass-headed demons from a temple in Thailand
Ass-headed demons/guardian spirits from a temple in Thailand, from the British Museums collection

Chinese gilt-bronze statuette of a Dharmapala, 13th century
Yuan dynasty Chinese gilt-bronze statuette of a Dharmapala, a Buddhist guardian figure, from the British Museums collection, 13th century

Guardian deities at the doorway of a Buddhist temple, 16th century
Images of guardian deities at the doorway of a Buddhist temple at Telvatte in Sri Lanka, 16th century

Thai temple guardian at a temple doorway
Temple guardian at a temple doorway from Bangkok, Thailand

Lion guardian on the steps of a Buddhist temple in Bangkok

Golden shrine of the Egyptian pharoah Tutankhamun, c1325 BC
Golden shrine of the Egyptian pharoah Tutankhamun, c1323 BC. Tutankhamun came to the throne as a young boy in 1333 BC. Although he only ruled for 10 years Tutankhamun is one of the best known Ancient

Temple of Nefertari, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 13th century BC. Nefertari (1292-1225 BC) was the favourite queen of Ramses II

Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, 13th century BC. The main temple was built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC) and was dedicated to the sun gods Amon-Re and Re-Horakhte

The Turkey Guardian, 1858. Turkeys were raised in Norfolk for the Christmas market, and children such as this little girl were employed to watch over the birds and keep the flock together

Statues of Rameses II, from Abu Simbel, Egypt, early 13th century BC. Rameses II ruled Egypt from c1304-1273 BC. These colossal statues are some 20 metres in height

Statues of Rameses II, in front of the main temple, Abu Simbel, Egypt, early 13th century BC. Rameses II ruled Egypt from c1304-1273 BC. These colossal statues are some 20 metres in height

Shepherd guarding his flock at night, early 16th century. Under his arm are his bagpipes. He has two dogs with spiked protective collars to help him guard his animals

Statues of Rameses II outside the entrance to the main temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt, 13th Century BC
Sandstone statues of Rameses II outside the entrance to the main temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt, 13th Century BC. The temple was built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC)

Golden sarcophagus of the Egyptian Pharoah Tutenkhamen, c1325 BC
Guardian figure on the Golden sarcophagus of the Egyptian Pharoah Tutankhamun, c1325 BC

American eagle swooping to guard the Atlantic, 1917
American eagle swooping to guard the Atlantic. Cartoon from Punch, London, 18 April 1917 at the time when America promised to assist Britain in patrolling the Atlantic to prevent the sinking of

Heracles in the Garden of the Hesperides, fragment of a relief, early 2nd century. Roman, after the Greek original of the late 5th century BC

Consol-ation, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
Consol-ation, 1888. Mr George Goschen is the Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, appointed by Salisbury after the resignation of Lord Randolph Churchill

L ange gardien (The Guardian Angel), in an album containing Recueil de Compositions par Lagrenee Le Jeune (Collection of Compositions by Lagrenee the Younger), 1782-1821

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