Egypt, Ancient
Temples
Relief (Art)
Carving (Decorative arts)
Relief carving on wall in the Chamber of Amon, Temple of Seti I, Abydos. Carvings depict a boat and human figures.
Steele, Lawrence E.
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Still image
Black and white drawing of central chamber of large house, with columns, a fire place and five doorways.
One of the six chariots found in the tomb of Tutankhamun on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Statues
Sculpture
Child standing on Egyptian sculpture surrounded by rocks and sand.
Dublin Horse Show
Royal Dublin Society. Horse Show
Photograph of Chris Smith on Hi-Summit competing for Australia in the Thibenzole Stakes at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1980.
Royal Dublin Society
1980
Royal Dublin Society. Agricultural Committee
Cattle. Ireland. 19th century
Agriculture. Ireland. 19th century
Royal Dublin Society. Christmas Cattle Show
Christmas Cattle show. Catalogue of the fat cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, farming implements and machines, seeds, manures, &c., entererd for exhibitio at the show, to be held on Tuesday, December 12, 1865 and two following days, together with prizes awarded.
RDS proceedings, volume 102, July 6, 1865, to June 27, 1866
Royal Dublin Society, printed at the University Press, by M. H. Gill
1865
Christmas cattle show. Catalogue of the fat cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, farming implements and machines, seeds, manures, &c., entered for exhibition at the show, to be held on Tuesday, December 11, 1866, and two following days, together with the prizes awarded. List of prizes offered at the society's first annual show of sheep, poultry, wool, &c. to take place on Tuesday, September 8, 1868, and three following days. Agricultural implements, machines, and appliances, of rural industry, seeds, manures, etc. William Edw. Steele, Assistant Secretary
RDS proceedings, volume 103, July 4, 1866, to June 27, 1867
1866
Steele, William Edward, 1816-1883
Cian O'Connor on Normandy and scoreboard
Two photographs of Cian O'Connor on Normandy competing for Ireland in an unknown event at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 2000, and a photograph of an electronic billboard displaying information about O'Connor's results. Board reads: 0.00 9.00 No: 007 IRL CIAN 'CONNNER NORMANDY
2000
Maymes Ansell Horse Show Archive 1967 - 2006
Circle marked with millennia from 10,000 BC to 0 AD. Civilisations such as Egypt, Babylon- Early Minoan and Knossos, Crete, are written on the circle.
Lebanon
The circular exedra or niche at the courtyard at Baalbek, Lebanon.
Drawing
Hand-drawn clock in coloured ink. The twelve points of the clock are marked with years and civilisations including Knossos, Babylon and Egypt.
Royal Dublin Society. Winter Show
Cattle. Breeding. Ireland
Aberdeen-Angus cattle
Shorthorn cattle
Beef cattle breeds
Crossbred Aberdeen Angus and shorthorn, roan. Owner & breeder H D'E. Stevens, Castle Coote, Roscommon. Winner of First prize in Class 10 (Naturaly pooled heifer, entry 99) and special prize of £5. Presented by Ganly Sons & Co. for the best infed heifer in Classes 1 to 13. Fed in Connaught.
RDS proceedings, volume 135, November 10th, 1898 to March 9th, 1899
1899
Black and white photograph in a bound photographic album
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Calved, July 1896. Owner John Francis Ternan, Green Hills, Drogheda. Crossbred shorthorn, red and white. Winner of first prize in Class 33 (Heifer, Horned or Artificially Polled, not exceeding 4 years, entry 428)
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Owner Laurence F. Ball, Dowdstown, Maynooth. Black, bred by exhibitor. Winner of First prize in Class 34, (Out-fed heifer, naturally polled, not exceding 4 years, entry 443) and Cup presented by W. P. Delaney.
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Crossbred Aberdeen angus, black. Owner H. D'E. Stevens, Castle Coote, Roscommon. Winner of 2nd Prize in Class 7 (Naturally polled ox, entry 66) and Silver Cup presentated by Waterhouse & Co. Also special prize of £5 presented by Ganly Sons & Co. for best infed ox in classess 1 to 13. Fed in Connaught.
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Clay sculpture of woman, possibly from Naqada I, an archaeological culture from prehistoric Egypt.
Egypt
Image with cliff in background and sea in foreground in Egypt.
Cliffs
Nile River
View of cliff face on the Nile River in Egypt.
Cliff face with inscriptions carved into it in Egypt.
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Still image.
Pyramids
Several people climbing up the large stone blocks of the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt.
Photograph of Col. E.V. Campion and Capt. Con Power competing for Ireland in the Jameson Whiskey Stakes at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1976.
1976
Collection of 5 decorated pottery objects.
Pottery
A collection of five decorated pottery items, included bowl and plate.
Four pieces of Ancient Egyptian pottery.
Collection of pottery and other artifacts from the ancient Egyptian sites of Maḥâsna and Bêt Khallâf.
Photograph of a collection of pottery and other artifacts from the ancient Egyptian sites of Maḥâsna and Bêt Khallâf. The artifacts date to the Predynastic period and the 3rd Dynasty of ancient Egypt. The collection includes various vessels, some of which are stoneware, and other objects of what appears to be a stone dish and a stand.
Collection of Predynastic Egyptian pottery.
Pottery, Egyptian
Photograph of six pieces of Predynastic Egyptian pottery. The vessels at the top of the picture feature geometric designs
Columns
Colonnade at the Court of Amenhotep III at Luxor, Egypt. People are visible in front of the colonnade.
The Colonnade of Amenhotep III at the Luxor Temple on the east bank of the River Nile. A man sits on a stone in front of the columns.
The Colonnade of Amenhotep at the Luxor Temple on the east bank of the River Nile.
Colonnade of Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Deir el-Bahri Site (Egypt)
Views of white columns of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. Two of the views include local Egyptians.
Colonnade of the Great Court of the Temple of Isis with seated European woman. Temple of Philae complex.
Colonnade of the Temple of Isis, Philae temple complex. The Philae temple complex (/ˈfaɪliː/; Ancient Greek: Φιλαί or Φιλή and Πιλάχ, Arabic: فيلة Egyptian Arabic: [fiːlæ], Egyptian: p3-jw-rķ' or 'pA-jw-rq; Coptic: ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ, ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕϩ,[ Coptic pronunciation: [ˈpilɑk, ˈpilɑkh]) is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt in Africa. Originally, the temple complex was located on Philae Island, near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt. These rapids and the surrounding area have been variously flooded since the initial construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902. With the construction of the modern dam in Aswan (1960–1970) a few kilometers upstream, this temple was going to face total flooding and was initially omitted from the Nubia Campaign project to rescue all temples in the area and avoid what had previously happened with the Aswan Low Dam and the Temple of Philae. However, the importance of the monumental complex, formerly known as the Pearl of the Nile, remembered for the description by Pierre Loti in his literary work Mort de Philae, led to further commitment from UNESCO member countries, which launched an international competition to save the monuments of Philae.
Colonnade of the mortuary temple of Ramesses II at Luxor, Egypt, known as the Ramesseum.
Colonnade of the Temple of Isis, Philae temple complex.
Colossal statue of Ramesses II beside a smaller statue
Photograph of a colossal statue of Ramesses II at the Luxor Temple in Egypt. The smaller statue standing next to the pharaoh's leg is believed to be of his wife, Queen Nefertari.
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Boats
Close-up view of boat. Four people and baskets are visible on the boat.
Jewelry
Colour photograph of a multi-coloured necklace with a pectoral depicting two falcons representing the sun god. A string of purple glass beads is attached on either side.
Colour photograph of a necklace comprised of large and small yellow, pink and turquoise beads.
Necklaces
Colour photograph of a necklace with multiple long beads. Each long bead is separated by round beads.
Column at the Temple of Sobek and Haroeris at Kom Ombo
Column depicting a man offering two objects. The objects are contained in wide bowls.
The Temple of Dendur (Dendoor in the 19th century) is a Roman Egyptian religious structure originally located in Tuzis (later Dendur), Nubia about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of modern Aswan. Around 23 BCE, Emperor Augustus commissioned the temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis and deified brothers Pedesi and Pihor from Nubia. In 1963, as part of the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, UNESCO helped rescue and relocate the temple from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.[5] Egypt gave the temple to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, which has exhibited it since 1978. Petronius, the Roman governor of Egypt, built the Temple of Dendur at the request of Caesar Augustus, the emperor of Rome that included Egypt at that time. Originally named Octavian, Augustus became emperor after defeating Mark Antony and Egyptian Queen Cleopatra in 31 BCE. During his reign, Augustus had Egyptian-style temples built and dedicated to Egyptian gods and goddesses. However, he only commissioned a few temples in Nubia. One of those was the Temple of Dendur which he placed on the west bank of the Nile river in Tuzis (later Dendur, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of modern Aswan). Construction started in 23 BCE and finished in 10 BCE. Augustus used the temple to legitimize and maintain his rule.[2] Part of his strategy was connecting his name and image with Isis, the primary deity in Dendur, and the local cult of Pedesi and Pihor. It was more than a temple—it was also a home for the gods. When the local people visited the temple and brought traditional gifts of incense, wine, cold water, clothing, food, and milk, they nurtured their ruler, Augustus, and also ensured their community's prosperity. In the sixth century, Coptic Christians used the temple as a church. When Egypt increased the height of the Aswan Low Dam in 1933, the temple's proximity to the Nile was problematic. The temple complex began flooding for nine months each year.
Column in the Second Courtyard of the Temple of Ramesses III
Column engraved with designs and hieroglyphs in the Second Courtyard of the Temple of Ramesses III, Karnak, Egypt. A person sits in the corner of the image.
Tall column with closed-bud capital surrounded by artefacts at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Three columns in a temple with a man visible sitting on a step.
Sphinxes
Egyptian man standing between temple columns and row of six stone sphinxes.
Temples, Egyptian
Photograph of columns at the Dendera Temple Complex. A European woman is standing beside one of the columns.
Stone columns with carved designs at the Karnak Temple Complex.
View in between two rows of columns at the Luxor Temple, Egypt.
Four columns from Temple of Thutmose III in Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. The columns have rounded decorative features, and the upper part of column tapers.
A view of a person standing between large columns in an Egyptian temple.
View of Egyptian temple with three statues and columns in between them. The statues are missing their heads.
The Esneh Temple, also known as the Temple of Khnum, is a well-preserved Ptolemaic-Roman sanctuary in the city of Esna, Egypt, dedicated to the ram-headed creator god Khnum. Located about 60 km south of Luxor, the temple is known for its impressive hypostyle hall with 24 tall sandstone columns, vividly decorated with colourful reliefs, inscribed texts, and astronomical ceilings, including a Babylonian zodiac. A former cotton storage facility, the temple's extensive preservation is partly due to the soot that accumulated on its walls and ceilings, which has been cleaned to reveal vivid colours and intricate artwork from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods.
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Papyrus bud columns of the Luxor Temple, Egypt.
Colonnade of the the Luxor Temple, Egypt.
Colonnade and wall of the Luxor Temple, Egypt.
Colonnade of the Luxor Temple, Egypt. Columns have closed bud capitals.
Row of columns of the Ramesseum, the mortuary temple of Ramesses II.
Medinet Habu Site (Egypt)
Columns and walls in the second courtyard of the Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt. The columns and walls are engraved with figures and hieroglyphics.
Photograph of the columns of the mortuary temple of Ramesses III.
Abydos (Egypt : Extinct city)
Row of columns of the Second Hypostyle Hall at the Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt.
View of three column capitals of the Kiosk of Trajan on the island of Philae, in the Aswan Low Dam in Egypt.
Photograph of Comdt Ned Campion on Lough Sheelin competing for Ireland in the The Wylie Trophy International Fault and Out at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1976.
Comdt. Ged O’Dwyer on Limerick Lace, for Ireland, winners of the International Jumping Competition in Dublin, 1934.
1934
Photograph of Comdt. Gerry Mullins on unknown horse competing in an unknown competition at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1982.
1982
Comdt. John Ledingham on Kilbaha, winner of The Nations Cup at Dublin in 1997.
1997
Comdt. Raimondo d'Inzeo on Bellevue and Capt. Larry Kiely on Inis Cara
Photograph of Comdt. Raimondo d'Inzeo on Bellevue for Italy and Capt. Larry Kiely on Inis Cara for Ireland after tying for first place in the Shell Puissance at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1974.
1974
Photograph of Commandant D. J. Corry for Ireland on Duhallow at the Nations Cup at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1939.
1939
Nations Cup
Commandant Gerry Mullins on Glendalough and Captain John Ledingham on Gabhran
A blurred photograph of Commandant Gerry Mullins on Glendalough (centre) and Captain John Ledingham on Gabhran (right) entering the main arena for the Kerrygold Nations' Cup with an unknown rider beside them. Mullins and Ledingham competed for Ireland in the Kerrygold Nations' Cup at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1989.
1989
Commandant Gerry Mullins on unknown horse
A photograph of Commandant Gerry Mullins on either Mostrim or Rockbarton competing for Ireland in an unknown showjumping event at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1987.
1987
Committee of the Council for Managing the School of Art minute book (1854-1860)
19th century
Manuscripts
Arts
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Committee of the Council for Managing the School of Art minute book from 1854 to 1860.
Reproduction of 000301409 (search Online Catalogue)
Competitors in a pony class enter Ring 2
Photograph of competitors in a pony class enter the ring at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1939.
Science
"E. Leitz, Wetzlar No.21412 (large Stand 1A). B 133x103; H 293; C 340x180x175. 29-10-1891. D. Brass; U-shaped base; circular mechanical stage; double nosepiece; mahogany fitted case; H.H. Dixon’s. Spring loaded cylinder housing on triangular pillar with circular fine adjust 10-50; rack and pinion focus for tube; sub-stage mirror (plain and concave) and condenser; one eyepiece; five objectives (one oil immersion); iris diaphragm; three other condensers; parabolic inflector. Used by Prof. H.H. Dixon and presented by his son, Professor Kendal Dixon in 1986. Letter from Leitz notes that the final assembly was carried out by Lachmanski (no first name) on 29-10-1891." This description from Mollan, C. (1995). Irish National Inventory of Historic Scientific Instruments. Dublin: Samton Limited, p. 217.
Leitz, Ernst, 1843-1920
1891
History painting
Crimean War, 1853-1856
Crimean War, 1853-1856--Campaigns
History painting depicting three infantrymen from the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot – known as the Black Watch – during the Crimean War (1853-56). Positioned centre, an infantryman sits injured on the ground, directed left, his gaze directed at a second infantryman, his left leg bent at the knee, his right leg outstretched, his left hand on the ground, his right hand held by another infantryman. To the left, directed right, gazing down, the second infantryman bends over the injured infantryman, in his left hand he holds a musket mounted with a socket bayonet by the barrel, resting the butt on the ground, in his right hand he holds the right hand of the injured infantryman. To the right, a third infantryman stands with a musket in his hands, directed front, gazing right. The infantrymen wear the uniform of the 42nd Regiment of Foot including: caped greatcoat, dark green-and-blue tartan kilt, buff-coloured shoulder belts crossed over the chest, red stockings, buff-coloured gaiters and black bearskin cap with red hackle (the second infantryman wears a black, highland bonnet with red cockade). Each carries a buff-coloured rucksack on his back. In the foreground, the injured infantryman’s musket and bearskin cap lie on the snowy ground; in the background, indistinctly, an infantry marches past in column formation through a snow blizzard; signed and dated lower left Robert Gibb 1878.
Gibb, Robert, 1845-1932
1878
Two photographs of Con McElroy on Spideog, competing for Ireland in the MSD Equizole Stakes at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1977.
1977
Photograph of Con McElroy on Trigger Hill competing for Ireland in the Equizole Stakes at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1974.
Ten photographs of a Connemara pony mare (Class 79) being judged at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1985.
1985
Conor Swail on Count Me In with Aga Khan trophy
Conor Swail on Count Me In, winners of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Ireland, holding the Aga Khan trophy at Dublin in 2022.
2022
Drawings
Drawing of 172 men transporting a colossal statue made of alabaster on a sledge.
Corner of stone tomb at the necropolis Umm El Qaʻāb in Abydos, Egypt.
Valley of the Kings (Egypt)
Tombs
Corridor in the tomb of Tutankhamun, with paintings on the wall and people standing at the far end.
Six cosmetic palettes shaped like animals.
A photograph of the County Clare Hunt, winners of the Cheese Hunt Chase, and Chef d'Equipe at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1994. The team consisted of Ger Foley on Donough Boy, David McCarthy on The Grey Guy, Kieran Frost on Ballycasey, and Niamh Harney on Warrior.
1994
Five photographs of County Galway Hunt (The Blazers) who placed second in the MSD Ivomec Steeplechase Inter-Hunt Competition at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1985. The team comprised of Michael Dempsey on Gavaroche, Shirley North on Janie Mac, Kevin Maloney on Some Tulip and Alex Deon on Elefteiria.
Photograph of the County Galway Hunt parade in the Main Arena before the Hunt Chase jumping competition at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1939.
Court Ball, brown horse and winner of first prize in Class 1, Thoroughbred Stallions, entry 3, with handwritten text below the photo. Bred by R. Forest Todd, Rabley Hall, Barnet and owned by Dominick Owens, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. Transcription: "Court Ball Cat. No. 3. Owner D. Owens Strokestown 9 years old Bred by R. Forest Todd Rabley Hall Winner of £20 in Class 1 Height 15.2 1/2 Girth 5 ft. 10 in. Bone 8 in."
RDS proceedings, volume 136, November 9, 1899, to March 8, 1900
1900
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Art. Ireland. 20th century
Arts and crafts
EBS crafts competition awards 1998. Special prizes. Information and conditions. Taylor art competition and Henry Higgins travelling scholarship. Art awards.
RDS proceedings, volume 235, May-December, 1998
1998
Crotanstown, winner of first prize in Class 1, Thoroughbred Stallions, entry 10, with handwritten text below the photo describing the horse. Transcription: "Crotanstown. Owner, E. K. B. Tighe, Woodstock, Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny. 7 years old, Bred by R. Newcomen, Curragh, Co. Kildare. Winner of £20 prize in Class 1. Height 16 hands. Girth 6ft 1. 1/2 in. Bone 7. 7/8."
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Photograph of spectators crowding around Ring 2 to watch an event at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1980.
Curraghmore No Finished. Shorthorn, roan, calved 2nd May, 1898. Owner The Marquis of Waterford. Winner of First prize in Class 6 (Horned or artificially polled heifer, entry 51) and special prize of £5 presented by Paul & Vincent for the best animal in classes 3, 6 & 12.
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Oxen
Curraghmore No Lust, polled angus, black, calved January 26, 1898, bred by Marquis of Waterford, Curraghmore, Portlaw, Co. Waterford. Winner of first prize in Class 7, Natural polled ox, over 2 years 8 months and not exceeding 3 years, entry 49.
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Cooking
Tell el-Amarna (Egypt)
Bread
An annexe of the Main Chapel at the Workmen's Village at Tell el-Amarna with a cylindrical oven used for making bread.