Egypt (546 Subjects)
Dresses particular to Egypt: Copt. Bey of Egypt. Mentally ill Egyptian. Lieutenant of the Janissary corp. Egyptian woman. Dancers from Egypt. Woman of Arab ethnicity. Sergeant of the Janissary corp. Woman of Cairo riding a donkey in the "proper" Egyptian manner.
Isis statue, which Richard Pococke bought in Cairo and carried away to Great Britain.
Isis statue which Richard Pococke bought in Cairo and carried away to Great Britain.
Statue of Osiris which Richard Pococke bought in Cairo and carried away to Great Britain.
Statue of Osiris, which Richard Pococke bought in Cairo and carried away to Great Britain.
Statue that Richard Pococke bought in Qift (anc. Coptos) and carried away to Great Britain.
Egyptian pillars from Upper Egypt (Karnak, Luxor etc.)
Egyptian pillars from Karkan, Esna, Baalbeit el-Hagar (anc. Busiris), and other locations.
Egyptian capitals from Luxor, Amara, the Temple of Ptolemy IV in Qaw el-Kebir (anc. Antaiopolis), Aswan, Esna and Philae island.
Egyptian cornices and entablatures from temples in Amara (Denderah), Philae and Elephantine islands, eastern Karnak, Aswan, Qift (anc. Coptos), Luxor (anc. Thebes), Qaw el-Kebir (anc. Antaiopolis), Esna, and the labyrinth close to Faiyum (anc. Crocodilopolis -Arsinoe – Ptolemais Euergetis).
Sacred ibis mummies from the necropolis of Saqqara. A: Vase containing the embalmed bird. B, C: Vase after the removal of the seal. D, E, F: Views of the mummy as the shroud is gradually removed. G: Bones and remains of the bird's plumage. Catfish (Bagridae). Fish from lake Moeris.
Furnaces for making Sal-Armoniac. Plans of Ovens to hatch chickens. A Plan of a Coptic Church and Convent.
Roman inscriptions: Ι. Inscription on granite pillar in the old port of Alexandria. ΙΙ. Inscription on marble. ΙΙΙ. Inscription on pylon from a temple in Qaw el-Kebir (anc. Antaiopolis).
Inscriptions of Roman era: ΙV. Inscription from temple in Akhmin (anc. Panopolis). V. Inscription from Qus (anc. Apollonopolis Parva).
Roman inscriptions from Elephantine island.
Branch and fruits of Hyphaene thebaica (Doum Palm).
Hyphaene thebaica (Doum Palm).
1. Plant of genus Abutilum. 2. Plant of genus Capsicum. 3. Plant of genus Sisyrinchium.
4. Plant of genus Colutea. 5. Plant of genus Lunaria. 6. Plant of genus Senecium, perhaps Senecium Aegyptium. 7. Plant of genus Astragalus, probably Astragalus lusitanicus orientalis.
Egyptian statue in the collection of the Duke of Richmond.
Foot of bronze statue from Myconos island, which John Montagu Sandwich brought to Great Britain. (Α). Foot of colossal marble statue discovered by R. Pococke in Asia Minor (Β). Bronze statue bought by R. Pococke at the bazaar of Aleppo in Syria (C). Lamp from Qift (anc. Coptus) in Egypt (D).
Bronze lamp from Thessaloniki (Α). Bronze lamp from Aleppo (Β). Mirror's frame (C). Decorative mask from Aleppo (D). Ring from Aleppo (Ε). Statue from Aleppo (F). Signet from Beirut (G). Clay head of the Hellenistic deity Harpocrates from Egypt (Η). Charm from Egypt (Ι). Several charms from Egypt.
Map of Lower Egypt.
Map of Alexandria coastline, from Marabou to Abu Qir.
Dance on the west bank of the Nile. On the foreground, two French travellers. The governors of the small vessels are smoking and drinking coffee while sitting on the ground, as are doing two dervishes and their servants farther away. According to Olivier's description, the scene depicts Egyptians dancing a war dance and a more sensual dance.
Woman from Cairo and woman from Aleppo, both in formal dress.
Lizards from Egypt and Mesopotamia. 1: Bridled skink from Egypt (trachylepis vittata/ scincus vittatus). 2: Agama of the species Trapellus agilis or Agama agilis, outskirts of Baghdad. 3: Agama of the species Trapelus ruderatus / Agama ruderata, outskirts of Baghdad.
Im. 2: River crab from Egypt and Syria. River crab of the species Potamon potamios, from Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia.
Shells of crustaceans discovered by Olivier in various places: Lake Mareotis in Egypt (1), Egypt (2), Orontes river (3), outskirts of Beirut (4A, 4B), outskirts of Alexandria (5a, 5b), outskirts of Sanliurfa, modern-day Turkey (8A, 8B), Alexandria (9A,9B), outskirts of Beirut (10A, 10B).
Im. 1: (1 (Α, B, C, D, E): Shrew bones found in the Ibis burials at Saqqara catacombs, Egypt. Im. 2: Bone of rat from same burial. Im. 3 A, B: Butterfly of the Belenois Aurota species, from the coast of Syria. Im. 4 A, B: Butterfly of the Colotis fausta species from the coast of Syria. Im. 5 A, B: Leaden tablet bearing inscription in Greek, from Beirut. Im. 6, 7: Amulets in cylindrical shape made of red jasper (6) and serpentine (7) bought by Olivier in Sanliurfa.