Heart Collection (page 3)

Scene from the Book of the Dead of Any, Egyptian, c1275 BC, (c1900-1920). In the centre are the scales used for weighing the heart, attended by Anubis, the jackal-headed god of embalming

William Harvey, medical doctor, 1777. Artist: T Cook
William Harvey, medical doctor, 1777. Harvey (1578-1657) was an English medical doctor who is credited with first correctly describing, in exact detail

Human sacrifice, Mexico, Pre-Colombian period, (19th century). Artist: Pierre Fritel
Human sacrifice, Mexico, Pre-Colombian period, (19th century). A priest holds up the still-beating heart of a victim in a 19th-century representation of practices carried out by the Aztecs before

William Harvey, 1777. Artist: Thomas Cook
William Harvey, 1777. Harvey (1578-1657) was an English medical doctor who is credited with first correctly describing, in exact detail

Chapel of the Carmelites, Paris, 1783. Above the altar, an angel reveals the Sacred Heart pierced with a sword (representing God the Son)

Miss Nightingale and the Military in the East, c1860. Florence Nightingale in the British military hospital at Scutari during the Crimean War (1853-1856). The doctor is taking a patients pulse

Anubis weighing the heart, detail from Sarcophagus of Pensenhor, c900 BC. Coffin of Pensenhor, 22nd Dynasty, Thebes, Egypt. At British Museum

Hunting Magic, Design on pottery vessel, Zuni tribe, Pueblo Indian. Note the line to read the hunters arrow to the buffalos heart. British Museum, London

Greek Vase, Lyre Player, c6th century

Sigurd roasts the heart of the Dragon, Fafnir, white Regin sleeps, 12th-13th century. Detail of Hylestad Church, Norway

French playing cards, 15th century
French playing cards, probably printed at Rouen or Lyons, 15th century

Austrian Fortune-Telling Cards from a pack of 32, showing acorns, hearts, bells and leaves

Maya Eagle-vase offering bowl for the hearts of sacrificial victims
A Maya Eagle-vase offering bowl for the hearts of sacrificial victims in the form of a Chacmdoh figure. From the British Museums collection

Egyptian papyrus with a depiction of the weighing of the heart of the decased, Ani, on the left against the feather of truth on the right by the jackal-headed god Anubis

Miniature of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603) Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Miniature of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603), 16th century. Also known as The Virgin Queen, as she never married, and Good Queen Bess

Detail from a Book of the Dead scroll, Ancient Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. Weighing the heart of the deceased in a balance

The god Horus weighing the heart of the dead in a balance, Ancient Egyptian, 28th Dynasty, c400 BC
The falcon-headed god Horus weighing the heart of the dead in a balance, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1419-1380 BC. From the Tomb of Menna

Funerary papyrus, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1293 BC. Weighing the heart of the deceased in a balance. The baboon is one form of Thoth, inventor of writing and secretary to the gods

Pot Showing Deer, Zuni Tribe, Pueblo Indian. Note red lines guiding hunters arrows to the animals hearts

Winnebago Tribe, North American Indian Double headed Drum. Note the Bird, possibly and Eagle with an arrow leading to the heart

Paul Verlaine as Decadence, c1880s. Artist: Emile Cohl
Paul Verlaine as Decadence, c1880s. Caricature of French poet Paul Marie Verlaine (1844-1896), published in Les Hommes d Aujourd hui, (The Men of Today)

True Love, American Valentine card, 1908. Cupid, his bow held aloft, rides a swallow, a bluebird of happiness. In Roman mythology Cupid was the son of Venus

To My Valentine, American Valetine card, 1907. Cupid holds a heart pierced by an arrow. The flowers are forget-me-nots (Myosotis palustris)

To My Valentine, American Valentine card, c1908. Cupid shoots an arrow into a heart held up by a putto. The words are surrounded by garlands of forget-me-nots (Myosotis palustris)

Cupid shooting an arrow carrying a love letter, American Valentine card, 1908. He stands by a red heart inscribed with a message and surrounded by sweet violet (Viola odorata) which

If You d Only Be My Valentine, American Valentine card, 1910. Cupid is gathering a basket of red hearts from a pine tree which, in the language of flowers represents daring

To My True Love, American Valentine card, c1910. Cupid dances on grass with naturalised Snowdrops and is playing a lyre of bluebells

Embossed valentine card, Germany, c1911. This elaborate card was of the type made for the American market, hence the use of English. It was probably an expensive card at the time

Valentine card with a golfing theme, c1910s-c1920s

Valentine card with golfing theme, American, c1930s

Valentine card with golfing theme, Germany, 1912. Made in Saxony for export to the United States

Valentine cards with a golfing theme, 1911. Both cards were made in Germany and printed in Saxony, but the left card was for the US market, the right card for the British market

Valentine postcard with a golf theme, 1911. Although issued by Raphael Tuck, a leading British company, the card was printed in Germany

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