Protective Collection (page 9)

Relief of Osiris and Isis, New Kingdom (wall painting)
JB118412 Relief of Osiris and Isis, New Kingdom (wall painting) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt; eJohn Bethell; Egyptian, out of copyright

Egyptian amulets, beads and pendants (gold, faience and semi-precious stones)
AMQ110409 Egyptian amulets, beads and pendants (gold, faience and semi-precious stones) by Egyptian; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Advertisement for Page fencing (chromolitho)
6030765 Advertisement for Page fencing (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Page fencing)

Playmates - dog and two cats, sitting on a sofa (colour litho)
5998578 Playmates - dog and two cats, sitting on a sofa (colour litho) by Moody, Fannie (b.1861-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Playmates - dog and two cats, sitting on a sofa)

Gold bulla from the House of the Menander, Pompeii, 79AD (gold)
BAL5037 Gold bulla from the House of the Menander, Pompeii, 79AD (gold) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania

Cartoon commenting on the Protection of Birds Act 1880
5308957 Cartoon commenting on the Protection of Birds Act 1880 by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the Protection of Birds Act 1880)

A Pride of Lions, 1801-02 (oil on canvas)
2632800 A Pride of Lions, 1801-02 (oil on canvas) by Huet, Jean-Baptiste (1745-1811); 97.3x130.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Group: Mother and Children, 1913 (wood)
995929 Group: Mother and Children, 1913 (wood) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 28.4x10.2x24 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; © Art Gallery of Ontario; Purchase, 1987

Thaumalea Picta (Golden Pheasants), 1870-1872 (hand-coloured lithograph)
991230 Thaumalea Picta (Golden Pheasants), 1870-1872 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99) & Smit, J. (fl.1870); 47x59.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Mother and Child, 1870 (oil on canvas)
827165 Mother and Child, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Merle, Hugues (1823-81); 101.6x81.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother and Child. Hugues Merle (1823-1881). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1870

Suffer little children to come unto me, c. 1864 (stained glass)
3474619 Suffer little children to come unto me, c.1864 (stained glass) by Heaton, Butler and Bayne (1862-1953) & Hassam, Alfred (1843-1868); Church of St James, Newbottle

An officer of the National Peoples Armed Forces explains to foreign visitors at the Brandenburg Gate the necessity of
3638433 An officer of the National Peoples Armed Forces explains to foreign visitors at the Brandenburg Gate the necessity of the antifascist protective wall

Anti-Gas Armour (litho)
2812584 Anti-Gas Armour (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anti-Gas Armour. Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards on The World of Tomorrow)

Brave animals (colour litho)
2807671 Brave animals (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brave animals. Two Dogues de Bordeaux setting upon a gang of robbers after they attacked)

The Diving Machine of Karl Heinrich Klingert, 1797, from
2662539 The Diving Machine of Karl Heinrich Klingert, 1797, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Detail of the goddess Selket from the canopic shrine, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (c
XBP341810 Detail of the goddess Selket from the canopic shrine, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (c.1370-1352 BC) New Kingdom (gilded wood) (see also 228567) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC)

Farm of Papelotte, an important strategic site for Wellington during the battle of
KDC386077 Farm of Papelotte, an important strategic site for Wellington during the battle of Waterloo, commemorative postcard

Buddhist manuscript, wrapped in waxed cloth for protection (paper, cloth & string)
LIT389925 Buddhist manuscript, wrapped in waxed cloth for protection (paper, cloth & string) by Thai School; Bangkok, Thailand; (add.info)

Door with a guardian angel image, from the Ayutthaya Period (wood)
LIT389786 Door with a guardian angel image, from the Ayutthaya Period (wood) by Siamese School; Ayutthaya National Museum, Ayutthaya

Figurine inscribed for the priest of Amun, Amenemope and Shawabti from Tomb 148, Thebes
AMQ419873 Figurine inscribed for the priest of Amun, Amenemope and Shawabti from Tomb 148, Thebes, New Kingdom, c.1193-1080 BC (glazed faience earthenware) (detail of 110408)

Burgonet and breastplate, c. 1550-1600 (steel)
490859 Burgonet and breastplate, c.1550-1600 (steel) by Italian School, (16th century); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance; Italian, out of copyright

Closed sallet with grotesque face, or Schembart visor, Nuremberg, c. 1500 (painted steel)
490854 Closed sallet with grotesque face, or Schembart visor, Nuremberg, c.1500 (painted steel) by German School, (16th century); 27.3x25.7x22.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Burgonet, c. 1510-40 (steel)
490852 Burgonet, c.1510-40 (steel) by Italian School, (16th century); 25.3x26x25.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Possibly Milanese.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L

Gorget, c. 1560 (steel)
490849 Gorget, c.1560 (steel) by German School, (16th century); 31.6x25.2x17.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance; German, out of copyright

Backplate, Landshut, mid-1500s (steel)
490788 Backplate, Landshut, mid-1500s (steel) by German School, (16th century); 41.3x35.9x17.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: See also image 490787.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L

Secrete, or skull cap, c. 1630-50 (steel)
490911 Secrete, or skull cap, c.1630-50 (steel) by English School, (17th century); 20.3x16.5x10.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Metal skullcaps, for wear under a hat)

Pear stalk cabasset, 1580-1600 (steel with brass rivets)
490892 Pear stalk cabasset, 1580-1600 (steel with brass rivets) by Italian School, (16th century); 30.5x36.8x18.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Northern Italian)

Breastplate, c. 1540 (steel)
490891 Breastplate, c.1540 (steel) by German School, (16th century); 43.8x36.9 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance; German, out of copyright

Triple-crested burgonet, c. 1560-70 (steel with leather bands)
490890 Triple-crested burgonet, c.1560-70 (steel with leather bands) by German School, (16th century); 28x30.2x21.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Gothic breastplate, Innsbruck, late 15th century (steel)
490873 Gothic breastplate, Innsbruck, late 15th century (steel) by Austrian School, (15th century); 53.2x35.2x16.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

War hat, or kettle hat, c. 1475-1500 (steel)
490836 War hat, or kettle hat, c.1475-1500 (steel) by Missaglia, Antonio (1416/17-95/96) (workshop of); 36x22x26.6 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L

Leg guard, or greave (steel)
490817 Leg guard, or greave (steel) by German School, (16th century); 43.2x12..4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance; German, out of copyright

Rondache, or round shield, c. 1570 (etched & gilded steel with brass rivets)
490810 Rondache, or round shield, c.1570 (etched & gilded steel with brass rivets) by Italian School, (16th century); 57.8x57.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Helmet, c. 1560-80 (steel)
490809 Helmet, c.1560-80 (steel) by German School, (16th century); 34.5x32x22 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: The asymmetry of this helmet from Saxony)

Helmet, breastplate and back plate, mid 17th century (metal)
NCO404073 Helmet, breastplate and back plate, mid 17th century (metal) by English School, (17th century); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English, out of copyright

Wedjat eye amulet with figures of the god Nehebkau (faience)
HSC325594 Wedjat eye amulet with figures of the god Nehebkau (faience) by Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period (c.1069-664 BC); width: 6.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Aegis of Isis, Late Dynastic Period (bronze)
HSC325586 Aegis of Isis, Late Dynastic Period (bronze) by Egyptian 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC); height: 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian goddess worshiped as the ideal wife)

An Unwelcome Visitor (oil on panel)
474369 An Unwelcome Visitor (oil on panel) by Schlesinger, Felix (1833-1910); 39.4x44.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Recumbent lion amulet (green faience)
HSC224928 Recumbent lion amulet (green faience) by Egyptian, Late Period (715-332 BC); length: 3.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Egyptian, out of copyright

Armoured breastplate (metal)
BAT274606 Armoured breastplate (metal) by Negroli, Filippo (fl.1532-51); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info)

Helmet with phallic applique, Chalcidian, 5th-4th century BC (bronze
HSC249035 Helmet with phallic applique, Chalcidian, 5th-4th century BC (bronze) (see also 249031 & 34) by Greek; height: 30.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Greek, out of copyright

Helmet, from Bernieres d Ailly, Calvados, c. 800-700 BC (bronze)
XIR214840 Helmet, from Bernieres d Ailly, Calvados, c.800-700 BC (bronze) by Bronze Age (2000-600 BC); Musee Departemental des Antiquites, Rouen, France; out of copyright

Caught by Surprise, (oil on canvas)
985106 Caught by Surprise, (oil on canvas) by Goodwin, Philip Russell (1882-1935); 61.5x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Caught by Surprise. Philip Russell Goodwin (1882-1935). Oil on canvas

Ceremonial helmet, from Poiana Cotofenesti, Prahova County (gold)
XIR212929 Ceremonial helmet, from Poiana Cotofenesti, Prahova County (gold) by Dacian, (5th century BC); diam: 27 cm; Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu, Romania; out of copyright

Drive Them Out!, 1914 (colour litho)
699086 Drive Them Out!, 1914 (colour litho) by Finozzi, Ugo (1874-1932); 141x99 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cacciali via! ); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Italian, out of copyright

Mother and Child; Mere et Enfant, 1922 (oil on canvas)
656341 Mother and Child; Mere et Enfant, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Gris, Juan (1887-1927); 92x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother and Child; Mere et Enfant. Juan Gris (1887-1927)

A Royal Life Guard on Duty Outside the Royal Palace Amalienborg, Copenhagen
659637 A Royal Life Guard on Duty Outside the Royal Palace Amalienborg, Copenhagen, (oil on panel) by Fischer, Paul (1860-1934); 24.7x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Libation Vessel inscribed for the priest of Amun, Amenemope and Shawabti from Tomb 148
AMQ110408 Libation Vessel inscribed for the priest of Amun, Amenemope and Shawabti from Tomb 148, Thebes, New Kingdom, c.1193-1080 BC (glazed faience earthenware)

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"Guardians of the Ages: A Glimpse into Protective Forces" The enigmatic Plague Doctor, a symbol of protection during the 17th century, donned his beaked mask to shield against the deadly disease that ravaged Europe. In the serene Alaskan waters, a Northern Sea Otter mother cradles her young pup with unwavering care, showcasing nature's instinctive protective bond. Leon-Maxime Faivre's masterpiece "Deux meres (Two Mothers)" captures the essence of maternal protection and love in an exquisite 1888 artwork. Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, revered polar explorer, braved treacherous icy terrains to safeguard his crew during their ill-fated Antarctic expedition - epitomizing courage and guardianship. The mysterious figure known as The Kitchen-God stands watchfully in a 1922 creation by an unknown artist - believed to protect households from harm and ensure prosperity. As waves crash against its sturdy structure, the Netherlands' flood barrier shields communities from devastating floods; engineering marvels standing tall for collective safety. Delicate yet resilient diatoms under electron microscopy reveal intricate patterns that serve as natural armor for these microscopic organisms - nature's ingenious self-protection mechanism. A captivating Netsuke sculpture depicts a demon queller guarding against malevolent forces; crafted during Japan's Meiji Period as talismans offering spiritual protection. Floating effortlessly on tranquil Alaskan waters, a Northern Sea Otter rests serenely while relying on its thick fur coat for insulation and defense against cold elements. X-ray artwork unveils skeletal structures beneath our skin - reminding us how our bodies are protected by this hidden fortress of bones throughout our lives. Firefighters embody bravery and selflessness as they battle raging infernos to protect lives and property from devastation caused by merciless flames.