Protective Collection (page 4)

Children Frightened by Snarling Dog, from the series Hunting Scenes, 1829

Tigress Attacked by a Tiger While Nursing her Young, 1853. 1853
Tigress Attacked by a Tiger While Nursing her Young, 1853

The Spirit That Clears the Way, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Spirit That Clears the Way, 1922. Kailushen, " Spirit Who Clears Roads", a protector against ghosts and evil spirits. Sometimes called upon to protect those who travel dangerous roads

Thoroughbred Mare & Foal, c1879. Creator: Unknown
Thoroughbred Mare & Foal, c1879. From " The Book of the Horse", by S. Sidney. [Cassell & Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne]

Elizabeth Jane Hinchcliffe, 1805, (1920). Creator: John James Masquerier
Elizabeth Jane Hinchcliffe, 1805, (1920). Elizabeth Jane Hinchcliffe, (1800-1870) by artist John James Masquerier. From " The Connoisseur Vol. LVI" [Otto Limited, London, 1920.]

The Snow-Birds Christmas-Tree, 1883. Creator: Unknown
The Snow-Birds Christmas-Tree, 1883. From " St. Nicholas: Volume X. Part I. November 1882, to May 1883". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1883]

Curiosities of the Patent Office, 1921. Artist: WB Robinson
Curiosities of the Patent Office, 1921. Weird and wonderful inventions: skiing on water, fly-clothing for horses, webbed glove, tent-like umbrellas, emergency exit and bird-scarer

Juliet and the Nurse (Romeo & Juliet), c1870. Artist: Samuel Sangster
Juliet and the Nurse (Romeo & Juliet), c1870. From The Works of Shakspere, by Charles Knight. [Virtue & Co. Limited, London, c1870]

American Naval Diver wears three-fingered watertight rubber gloves, 1937
An American Naval Diver wears three-fingered watertight rubber gloves unlike the British diver, who generally works with bare hands, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Steelworker, Newton Chambers, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. Artist
Steelworker, Newton Chambers, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. A steelworker lit by the glow of the furnace. George Newton

Stonehaven - The Harbour, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

El Divino Pastor, (The Good Shepherd), 1660, (c1934) Artist: Bartolome Esteban Murillo
El Divino Pastor, (The Good Shepherd), 1660, (c1934). The image of the Good Shepherd was seen as a figure of Christ who saves and cares for his sheep, also an allegory of the Eucharist

Elizabeth Jane Hinchcliffe, 1805, (1922). Artist: John James Masquerier
Elizabeth Jane Hinchcliffe, 1805, (1922). From Masquerier and His Circle, by R. R. M. See. [The Connoisseur, London, 1922]

Young Starling, c19th century

Blackcock or Black-Grouse - Tet rao tet rix, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Blackcock or Black-Grouse - Tet rao tet rix, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Sandwich Tern - Stern a canti aca, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Sandwich Tern - Stern a canti aca, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Infantry fitted with the latest gas marks and steel helmets, World War I, 1915-1918. The Germans were the first to make use of poison gas on the Western Front, at Ypres in April 1915

Portrait of a Gold (Nanai) couple, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Mitre case of William of Wykeham. 1905
Mitre-case of William of Wykeham. 1905. William of Wykeham (1320-1404) was the Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, founder of Winchester College and New College, Oxford

House-Sparrow -- Pas ser domes ticus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
House-Sparrow -- Pas ser domes ticus, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Night-Jar or Goat-Sucker - Caprimul gus europae us, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Night-Jar or Goat-Sucker - Caprimul gus europae us, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

A Japanese umbrella maker, Kobe, Japan, 1896. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A Japanese umbrella maker, Kobe, Japan, 1896. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Teiji Homna, Japan ice hockey team, Winter Olympics, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936
Teiji Homna, Japanese ice hockey goaltender, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume I, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst

Gas protection, France, World War I, 1915. French troops in a trench wearing rudimentary facemasks and goggles. On 22 April 1915 the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front

Portrait of a Lady and a Little Girl, c1660. Artist: Justus Sustermans
Portrait of a Lady and a Little Girl, c1660. Suttermans, Justus (1597-1681). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

German artillery driving through the Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1940. Paris fell to the invading German army on 14 June 1940

Bible, Portuguese, 17th Century

The Virgin and the Child, 15th century(?). From the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow

Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, c1497. Artist: Fra Bartolomeo
Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, c1497. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Bronze lion figure from Nepal
A Nepalese bronze lion figure with a protective function

Wooden protective figure from the Nicobar islands to protect from evil spirits - note the boars tusks. Now in the Horniman Museum in London

Protective Maori amulet, 19th century
A protective jade Tiki pendant, worn as an amulet at the throat of a Maori chief, now at the Horniman Museum in London, 19th century

Statuette of the shark spirit Men-Ar-Ta-Lu from Santa Cruz
Statuetee of the shark spirit Men-Ar-Ta-Lu from Trevanion Island, Santa Cruz

Protective Maori Tiki amulet, 19th century
Protective Tiki amulet of jade, worn at the neck by a Maori chief. Now in the Horniman Museum in London, 19th century

A protective Assyrian genie, from the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Detail of the hand on a relief of an Assyrian genie
Detail of the hand on a relief of a protective Assyrian genie, covered with Cuniform script. At the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Brass plaque showing the Oba of Benin with attendants, Edo, Benin, Nigeria, 16th century
Brass plaque depicting the Oba of Benin with attendants, Edo peoples, Benin, Nigeria, 16th century. Benin society was highly structured with a King (Oba)

Celtic bronze & iron Helmet, Canosa, Apulia, Italy, 6th - 3rd century BC

Celtic gold helmet, Amfreville, France, 4th century BC. Waldagesheim style

Canopic Jars from the Tomb of Tutankhamun. The heads represent the four protective goddesses Isis, Nephthys, Selket and Neith. Tutankhamun reigned between 1336 BC and 1327 BC

Protective goddess on the golden canopic shrine, Tomb of Tutankhamun, Cairo, Egyptian Museum. Tutankhamun reigned between 1361 BC and 1352 BC

Selket protective goddess guarding the Canopic Shrine, Tomb of Tutankhamun, Cairo. Tutankhamun reigned between 1336 BC and 1327 BC

Isis the protective goddess guarding the Canopic Shrine, Tomb of Tutankhamun, Cairo, The Egyptian Museum. Tutankhamun reigned between 1336 BC and 1327 BC

Canopic jar, vessel used for burial of embalmed viscera, Ancient Egyptian

Gold helmet from Mesopotamia, 2500 BC. From the Iraq Museum

Canopic Jars, Ancient Egyptian, 26th dynasty, 664-525 BC. These were used to contain the viscera of a dead person, usually for burial with their mummified body

Wooden Figure from Bow of War Canoe to ward of evil spirits (Solomon Islands). Horniman Museum - New
Wooden Figure from Bow of War Canoe to ward of evil spirits, Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands

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