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Roman cupping vessel

1-79 CE

Bronze steelyard weight

Bronze steelyard weight

Bronze steelyard weight

Weight for steelyard, from Pompeii

Replica of Roman steelyard, from Pompeii, 79 AD

1-79 CE; before 1914

Replica of Roman equal-arm balance, from Pompeii, 79 AD

1-79 CE; before 1914

Hook, bronze, Sambon collection

199 BCE-79 CE

Copy of Roman pocket medicine chest

1901-1950

Reproduction of an Ancient Roman Bronze Lamp

Weight for steelyard from Pompeii

Weight for steelyard, from Pompeii

Bronze steelyard weight

Bronze steelyard weight

Bronze steelyard weight

Bronze steelyard weight

Combined hook and probe

199 BCE-79 CE

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis [1818-1890],on 12 May 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, The Basilica, seen from just beyond the Western side of the Forum, about 10am' Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre [1787-1851], became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, The Basilica...

1841

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis (1818-1890), on 12 May 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, Western Face of an Altar in a Temple [called that of Mercury]' Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1787-1851), became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, Western Face of an Altar in a Temple (called that of Mercury)

1841

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis (1818-1890),on 22 April 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, Interior of the Temple (called that of Venus) on the west side of the Forum' Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1787-1851), became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, Interior of the Temple (called that of Venus)

1841

Reproduction of a Roman groma, based on one excavated at Pompeii, 1st century AD

Reproduction of a Roman groma

1-79 CE; before 1923

Steelyard weight, bronze, 1 3/4 x 3/4", Roman, from Pompeii. Sambon Collection.

Bronze steelyard weight

Steelyard weight, bronze. 1 1/2 x 3/8". Roman, from Pompeii. Sambon Collection.

Bronze steelyard weight

Calotype, overpainted in watercolours, by Calvert Richard Jones. Undated, c.1846. Pompeii

Pompeii

circa 1846

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis [1818-1890],on 21 April 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, The East side of the Street of Tombs from one of the upper rooms in the Ancient Inn' Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre [1787-1851], became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, The East side of the Street of Tombs...

1841

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis [1818-1890],on 22 April 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, The West side of the Street of Tombs with the remains of the Ancient Inn'. Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre [1787-1851], became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, the West side of the Street of Tombs...

1841

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis (1818-1890),on12 May 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, The Temple (called that of Jupiter) at the northern extremity of the Forum' Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1787-1851), became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, The Temple (called that of Jupiter)...

1841

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis (1818-1890),on 21 April 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, The Forum from the South East Angle.Vesuvius is only just visible' Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1787-1851), became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, The Forum from the South East angle...

1841

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis (1818-1890),on 12 May 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, The Forum from the Southern extremity. In the distance (scarcely visible) Vesuvius' Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1787-1851), became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, The Forum...

1841

Steelyard weight, 1 x 5/8", Roman, from Pompeii. Sambon Collection.

Bronze steeylard weight

A photograph of the House of Sallust with Vesuvius in the background, Pompeii, Italy, Spring 1846 by Calvert Richard Jones.

House of Sallust with Vesuvius in the background, Pompeii, Italy, Spring 1846

1846