Images Dated 31st December 2010

Fruit bat flies over the Sydney skyline at dusk

A fruit bat flies over the Sydney skyline at dusk December 31, 2010. The bats, also known as Flying foxes, are considered a pest by some and various efforts have been made to move thousands of them from their roost in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens where officials accuse them of killing historic trees. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA - Tags: ANIMALS CITYSCAPE ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Detail from the little shrine of Tutankhamun depicting the Queen fastening a necklace

XZL148127 Detail from the little shrine of Tutankhamun depicting the Queen fastening a necklace round the king's neck, New Kingdom, c.1340 BC (gold-plated) (see also 228562) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; (add.info.: once contained statuettes of the couple;); Egyptian, out of copyright

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The wedding bible given to the Princess Royal

A bible gifted to Victoria(Vicky)(1840-1901), eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, the Princess Royal, on the occasion of her wedding to Prince Frederick William of Prussia. The special large-paper copy of Bagster's facsimile octavo polyglot was presented by maidens of the United Kingdom. Bound in dark purple, with pure gold clasps, it was decorated with the national rose, thistle and shamrock, as well as Victoria's coat of arms. Date: 1858

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