Scales Collection (page 7)

The Zeus Krater of Zeus holding the scales of destiny, 15th century
The Zeus Krater, of Zeus holding the scales of destiny, and Zeus and Hera in a chariot, from the Archaeological Museums collection in Nicosia, 15th century

Painting showing the emperor Titus, 14th century Artist: Master Bertram of Hamburg
Painting showing the third horseman of the apocalypse as the emperor Titus, from the Altar of the Apocalypse, 14th century

Statuette of the genie La Balafre, Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC
Statuette of the genie La Balafre (the scarred one), Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC. The genies body is covered with snake scales. The scar symbolises a destructive ritual

Entrance to the bullion vaults of the Bank of England, London, 1872. Scene showing ingots of precious metals, each of which would be checked for weight on the balance in the centre

St Michael and Engracia, c1489-c1513. Artist: Juan de la Abadia the Younger
St Michael and Engracia, c1489-c1513. St Michael the Archangel stands on the devil. In his right hand he holds the scales which weigh the souls of men

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

Representation of Hermensul, 1656. The Saxon god Hermensul (Ermensul) in armour and carrying scales, presiding over executive justice. From Annales Circuli Westphaliae by Herman Stangefol. (1656)

Arab manuscript depicting an angel weighing a soul

Coiners at work, 1577. Artist: Ralph Holinshead
Coiners at work: Interior of a mint showing coins being stamped out and weighed to see they contain correct amount of metal, 1577

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

Resurrection of the dead and weighing of souls at the Last Judgement. Chromolithograph after a 13th century Psalter

Freshwater fish, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Freshwater fish, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th June 1898

Giuseppe Garibaldi, conquering Sicily and Naples for the new kingdom of Italy, 1860. Artist: John Tenniel
Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82), Italian Patriot, conquering Sicily and Naples on behalf of the new kingdom of Italy. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, London, 16 June 1860. Wood engraving

Assayer testing samples of gold and silver, 1683. Copperplate engraving from the 1683 English edition of Beschreibung Allerfurnemisten Mineralischen Ertzt (Treatise on Ores and Asssaying)

Burgonet all Antica, Italian, probably Milan, ca. 1535-45. Creator: Unknown
Burgonet all Antica, Italian, probably Milan, ca. 1535-45

Astronomy, from The Seven Liberal Arts, plate 7, 1544. Creator: Monogrammist B
Astronomy, from The Seven Liberal Arts, plate 7, 1544. [Dialectics, Geometry, Music, Astrology]

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