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Background imageAltar Collection: Egyptian art. Relief depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and thre

Egyptian art. Relief depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and thre
Egyptian art. A house altar depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and three of their Daughters. Relief. Limestone. New Kingdom. Amarna period. 18th dynasty. C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum of Berlin. Germany

Background imageAltar Collection: Winged Victory of Samothrace or Nike of Samothrace

Winged Victory of Samothrace or Nike of Samothrace
Greek art. Winged Victory of Samothrace or Nike of Samothrace. 2nd century BC. Marble. Sculpture of the greek goodess Nike (Victory). Museum of Louvre. Paris

Background imageAltar Collection: Map of the Coronation ritual within Westminster Abbey

Map of the Coronation ritual within Westminster Abbey
A panoramic view inside Westminster Abbey to show the position, movements and sequence of ceremonies (indicated by numbers) of the Coronation ceremony of King George VI. Date: 1937

Background imageAltar Collection: Apparition at Knock, County Mayo, Ireland

Apparition at Knock, County Mayo, Ireland, which took place on 21 August 1879

Background imageAltar Collection: Pergamon Altar. Hecate fighting against the giant Klytios ne

Pergamon Altar. Hecate fighting against the giant Klytios ne
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. South frieze

Background imageAltar Collection: Pergamon Altar. Athena against the giant Alcyoneus

Pergamon Altar. Athena against the giant Alcyoneus
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy. Struggle between gods and giants

Background imageAltar Collection: Army Chaplain in Great War Deeds, WW1

Army Chaplain in Great War Deeds, WW1
An Army Chaplain holding a night service on the battlefield, with a packing case as an altar and a tin mug as a chalice

Background imageAltar Collection: Wallingford Screen, St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire

Wallingford Screen, St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire
View of the 15th century Wallingford Screen (high altar) in St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire. The statues were destroyed during the Dissolution, but were replaced in the 19th century

Background imageAltar Collection: Lourdes - The Grotto

Lourdes - The Grotto
Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Grotto, with believers praying beneath and hanging crutches testament to the miraculous cures achievers by those of faith at this sacred Christian site

Background imageAltar Collection: The High Altar of St. Pauls Cathedral; Second World War, 19

The High Altar of St. Pauls Cathedral; Second World War, 19
Photograph showing the High Altar of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, after a German bomb had exploded on the choir roof and destroyed a large section of roof, 1940

Background imageAltar Collection: Twelve Tables of Rome drawn up

Twelve Tables of Rome drawn up
The Twelve Tables, Romes first legal code, are drawn up by a commission at the request of the plebeians

Background imageAltar Collection: The Pope Urban II consecrates the altar of the

The Pope Urban II consecrates the altar of the church of the Cluny abbey (1085). Miniature of 12th c. Romanesque art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Background imageAltar Collection: Membership certificate, Ancient Order of Druids

Membership certificate, Ancient Order of Druids, illustrated with a Druid playing a harp, with Stonehenge in the background

Background imageAltar Collection: Christ in Majesty, Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, South Wales

Christ in Majesty, Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, South Wales
Christ in Majesty, sculpture by Epstein, in the nave of Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, South Wales. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageAltar Collection: Chromolithograph Devotional Card - Saint Gerald Majella

Chromolithograph Devotional Card - Saint Gerald Majella
Chromolithograph Devotional Card depicting Saint Gerard Majella (1726-1755) - an Italian lay brother of the Congregation of the Redeemer, better known as the Redemptorists

Background imageAltar Collection: Sacrifice of Abel and Melchizedek (538-545 AD). Basilica of

Sacrifice of Abel and Melchizedek (538-545 AD). Basilica of
Scene of Abrahams life. Abel and Melchizedek bringing their offerings to the altar (538-545 AD). Basilica of St. Vitale. Presbytery. South wall. Rabenna. Italy

Background imageAltar Collection: Italiy. Venice. Saint Marks Basilica. Noahs Ark. Mosaic. 1

Italiy. Venice. Saint Marks Basilica. Noahs Ark. Mosaic. 1
Noah free the animals of the ark, Mosaic from the Pala d Oro or Golden Altar 12th-14th centuries. Saint Marks Basilica. Venice. Italy

Background imageAltar Collection: Pergamon Altar. Hephaistos and goddess Eos riding a horse

Pergamon Altar. Hephaistos and goddess Eos riding a horse
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. South frieze. Gigantomachy

Background imageAltar Collection: Cologne Cathedral interior, Germany

Cologne Cathedral interior, Germany
Interior of Cologne Cathedral (Hohe Domkirche St Petrus), in Germany. The Cathedral is viewed from the main entrance, showing the High Altar at the far end. circa 1910s

Background imageAltar Collection: Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591). Italian Jesuit. Colored

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591). Italian Jesuit. Colored
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591). Italian Jesuit seminarian and student at the Roman college. He died in Rome, at the service of persons infected by the plague

Background imageAltar Collection: A Parsi woman at a fire altar

A Parsi woman at a fire altar
A Parsi (Zoroastrian) Indian woman at a fire altar, worshipping Zoroaster Date: 1906

Background imageAltar Collection: Old Coventry Cathedral

Old Coventry Cathedral
The altar and east end of the cathedral of Saint Michael. Building began in 1373, on the site of an earlier cathedral. Mostly destroyed during the Blitz on 14 November 1940

Background imageAltar Collection: Grotto of the Annunciation, Nazareth

Grotto of the Annunciation, Nazareth
View inside the Grotto of the Annunciation in Nazareth, where by tradition Mary is said to have received a visit from the Angel Gabriel

Background imageAltar Collection: Interior R. C. Cathedral, Armagh

Interior R. C. Cathedral, Armagh
Interior R.C. Cathedral, Armagh - a view looking up the aisle to the altar. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Armagh: Armagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageAltar Collection: Library of Congress Mural - The Occupation of the Day

Library of Congress Mural - The Occupation of the Day
Washington DC, USA - Mural - The Occupation of the Day by Charles Sprague Pearce (1851-1914). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Religion. Worship before an altar of Fire

Background imageAltar Collection: Alexander the Great on the eve of Gaugamela

Alexander the Great on the eve of Gaugamela
Alexander the Great at the fire altar on the eve of the battle of Gaugamela

Background imageAltar Collection: The interior of Rosslyn Chapel

The interior of Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

Background imageAltar Collection: Scene inside the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem

Scene inside the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
A scene inside the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, which marks the traditional birthplace of Jesus

Background imageAltar Collection: Lady Chapel, Hereford Cathedral, Herefordshire, England

Lady Chapel, Hereford Cathedral, Herefordshire, England Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAltar Collection: Archbishop Herbert Vaughan

Archbishop Herbert Vaughan
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Herbert Vaughan. 1896

Background imageAltar Collection: The Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh, Scotland (interior, the entrance to the shrine) - housed in a re-developed barrack block in Crown Square, at the heart of Edinburgh castle

Background imageAltar Collection: Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar, ionic colu

Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar, ionic colu
Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar and Ionic column built to hold the sundial. In the background. stairs and two fluted Corinthian columns

Background imageAltar Collection: Church of England Service on a WWI battlefield

Church of England Service on a WWI battlefield for troops heading into the trenches - the Chaplain is officiating from a small field altar. Date: circa 1915

Background imageAltar Collection: The interior of the Abbey Church of St Mary, Iona

The interior of the Abbey Church of St Mary, Iona, Scotland

Background imageAltar Collection: Prince George married Princess Mary of Teck in the Chapel Royal

Prince George married Princess Mary of Teck in the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, with ten bridesmaids, granddaughters and a great granddaughter of the Queen Victoria

Background imageAltar Collection: Stone altar. From Hagar Qim, Malta. Temple Period

Stone altar. From Hagar Qim, Malta. Temple Period (3600 BC to 2500 BC). National Museum of Archaeology. Valletta. Malta

Background imageAltar Collection: St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). Franciscan friar

St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). Franciscan friar
St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) wishing to demonstrate to a heretic who asked him for a miracle, the truth of the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar

Background imageAltar Collection: The clergy solemnly come with the cross and holy

The clergy solemnly come with the cross and holy images before a lord at the door of a church or monastery. Facsimile by Huyot and J. Petot after a 14th-century illustration

Background imageAltar Collection: The Miraculous Mass of Saint Gregory the Great

The Miraculous Mass of Saint Gregory the Great (ca. 540-604), representing the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Engraving by Bertrand and Huyot after a 15th century missal miniature

Background imageAltar Collection: Funerary monument, shaped as a stone altar, of

Funerary monument, shaped as a stone altar, of Tatianos, son of Euenos and Antiocheis. 2nd-3rd centuries AD

Background imageAltar Collection: Funerary monument, shaped as a stone altar, of

Funerary monument, shaped as a stone altar, of
Funerary monument, shaped as a stone altar, and respective socle, of Caius Servilius Claranus. 2nd century AD. Inscription: Dedicated to Gods Manes

Background imageAltar Collection: Stone altar consecrated to Endovellicus, by Marcus

Stone altar consecrated to Endovellicus, by Marcus Licinius Nigellius

Background imageAltar Collection: Stone altar consecrated to Endovellicus, by Marcus

Stone altar consecrated to Endovellicus, by Marcus Licinius Nigellius

Background imageAltar Collection: Stone altar dedicated to Endovellicus, by Marcus

Stone altar dedicated to Endovellicus, by Marcus
Stone altar dedicated to Endovellicus (Endovelicus), by Marcus Fannius Augurinus. 1st century AD. Detail. Sao Miguel da Mota. Terena. Alandroal, Evora, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum

Background imageAltar Collection: Stone altar dedicated to Endovellicus, by Marcus

Stone altar dedicated to Endovellicus, by Marcus
Stone altar dedicated to Endovellicus (Endovelicus), by Marcus Fannius Augurinus. 1st century AD. Sao Miguel da Mota. Terena. Alandroal, Evora, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal

Background imageAltar Collection: Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Great Mosque of Cordoba

Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Great Mosque of Cordoba or Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption. Interior. Engraving. Glorias Espanolas (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890

Background imageAltar Collection: The dubious death of Germanicus Julius Caesar in Seleucia, AD 19

The dubious death of Germanicus Julius Caesar in Seleucia, AD 19
The dubious death by poisoning of Germanicus Julius Caesar in Seleucia, AD 19

Background imageAltar Collection: View of a chariot race at the Circus Maximus in Rome

View of a chariot race at the Circus Maximus in Rome

Background imageAltar Collection: Anne Bill. mystic wife of printer John Bill, died 1621

Anne Bill. mystic wife of printer John Bill, died 1621. Veiled bust within oval frame held by angel at an altar with musical instruments in flames

Background imageAltar Collection: Vesta, Roman goddess of the hearth and home

Vesta, Roman goddess of the hearth and home. Shown seated under a tree with lamb, cow and squirrel

Background imageAltar Collection: Janus, the two-faced Roman god of beginnings, gates, time

Janus, the two-faced Roman god of beginnings, gates, time and change. He is shown seated on a plinth with key and sceptre in front of an altar

Background imageAltar Collection: Virgins making a sacrifice to the Roman goddess Vesta

Virgins making a sacrifice to the Roman goddess Vesta
Virgins making a sacrifice at an altar to the Roman goddess Vesta. Priestesses in laurel crowns bring a torch and a platter of flames. Other Vestals play music on a lyre and wave blossom branches

Background imageAltar Collection: Interior of an oratory or private chapel, England, 16th century

Interior of an oratory or private chapel, England, 16th century. Altar under a canopy, candlesticks, table with Bible and rosary, fan, bucket, vases

Background imageAltar Collection: Mahaut, Countess of Boulogne, and her daughter Joan, 13th C

Mahaut, Countess of Boulogne, and her daughter Joan, 13th C
Mahaut or Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne, wife of Philip I, and their daughter, Jeanne de France or Joan, who married Gaucher de Chatillon, France, 13th century

Background imageAltar Collection: Harold Godwinson makes an oath to William Duke of Normandy

Harold Godwinson makes an oath to William Duke of Normandy
Harold Godwinson swears an oath on an altar and a reliquary to William Duke of Normandy and returns by sailing ship to England

Background imageAltar Collection: Apollo Archegetes in laurel wreath

Apollo Archegetes in laurel wreath

Background imageAltar Collection: Two priestesses making an offering to Cybele

Two priestesses making an offering to Cybele
Two priestesses making an offering at an altar to Cybele, Anatolian mother goddess. One carries a knife, the other bangs cymbals. A musician plays an aulos

Background imageAltar Collection: A satyr playing panpipes and faun with ram's horn

A satyr playing panpipes and faun with ram's horn before an altar. Faunus et Satyrus. Engraved on carnelian and dactylotheca from the collection of the art dealer Thomas Moore Slade

Background imageAltar Collection: Ancient warriors leading a sacrificial bull to an altar

Ancient warriors leading a sacrificial bull to an altar
Ancient warriors in armour leading a sacrificial bull to an altar. Engraved on carnelian and dactylotheca from the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageAltar Collection: Ancient Roman tripods and altars

Ancient Roman tripods and altars
Tripod on an ancient bas-relief at the Villa Justinian 1, ancient altar with griffins dedicated to Apollo found in the Villa del Conte Fede, Tivoli 2, and copper tripod from the Casa Oddi, Perugia 3

Background imageAltar Collection: Ancient Roman tripods and altars

Ancient Roman tripods and altars
Ancient tripod found by Sir William Hamilton at Pantanello in Tivoli 1, ancient altar with eagle and rams head found at Villa Casali outside Porta San Sebastiano 2

Background imageAltar Collection: Regina sacrorum, high priestess of ancient Rome

Regina sacrorum, high priestess of ancient Rome. Wife of the Rex sacrorum. In gold crown, crimson palla and stola, making a sacrfice to Juno at an altar in a temple. Reine des Sacrifices

Background imageAltar Collection: Rex sacrificulus or king of sacrifices, ancient Rome

Rex sacrificulus or king of sacrifices, ancient Rome
Rex sacrificulus or king of sacrifices, highest ranking priest in ancient Rome. In crown, crimson mantle, white toga, seated on a throne in front of burnt offerings on an altar in a temple

Background imageAltar Collection: A wedding ceremony in ancient Rome

A wedding ceremony in ancient Rome. The bride wears a yellow flammeum bridal veil, the groom a short tunic, cape and yellow sandals

Background imageAltar Collection: Sacred vessel, perfume holder and altar to Neptune

Sacred vessel, perfume holder and altar to Neptune
Vessel for hot water used by sacrificial priests found in Portici 1, perforated vase for perfumes used in worship 2, and altar to Neptune with battle prows and battering rams

Background imageAltar Collection: Ancient candelabra, perfume box, altar and knife

Ancient candelabra, perfume box, altar and knife
Ancient candelabra under the Portico della Rotonda 1, perfume box for sacrifices in the Capitoline Museum 2, altar in the Mattei Garden 3, and knife or cultellus used to scare victims 4

Background imageAltar Collection: An Etruscan woman burns offerings at an altar before a temple

An Etruscan woman burns offerings at an altar before a temple
An Etruscan woman in veil burns offerings at an altar before a temple

Background imageAltar Collection: Priest in peasant dress before an altar (perhaps to Priapus)

Priest in peasant dress before an altar (perhaps to Priapus)
Priest in Roman peasant dress of hat, cloak, and sandals before an altar (perhaps to Priapus, rustic fertility god). From an engraved chalcedony gem in the collection of Ridolfino Venuti

Background imageAltar Collection: Altar of the goddess Fortuna with cornucopia and bees

Altar of the goddess Fortuna with cornucopia and bees
Altar of Fortuna, Roman goddess of fortune. With cornucopia (horn of plenty) and bees. From an engraved gem in common niccolo. Ara Fortunae Incis in Gemma Vulgo Niccolo

Background imageAltar Collection: A priest making a sacrifice to the fertility god Priapus

A priest making a sacrifice to the fertility god Priapus. In animal skin and tunic the priest offers grapes, a rams head and cornucopia of fruit at an altar

Background imageAltar Collection: The Altar of the Church of St. Margaret's, Westminster Abbey

The Altar of the Church of St. Margaret's, Westminster Abbey. With carved and painted Last Supper, stained glass windows above

Background imageAltar Collection: The Altar of St. Mary Aldermanbury, London

The Altar of St. Mary Aldermanbury, London
The carved wooden altar of St. Mary Aldermanbury, with painting of the Last Supper by Old Franks and the Ten Commandments from the Book of Exodus

Background imageAltar Collection: The Altar of the Church of St. Andrew Undershaft, London, 1807

The Altar of the Church of St. Andrew Undershaft, London, 1807. Built in the 16th century with stained glass windows destroyed by terrorism in 1992

Background imageAltar Collection: Young Chuvash woman at prayer in a cabin, 18th century

Young Chuvash woman at prayer in a cabin, 18th century
Young Chuvash woman at prayer in a cabin. She wears traditional garb and prays in front of a sacred keremet of rose branches tied with bark. Fille Tschouvasche en priere

Background imageAltar Collection: Sacrifice by the Roman emperor Caligula

Sacrifice by the Roman emperor Caligula. The emperor with laurel wreath, and his sisters Julia Drusilla, Julia Livilla, making an offering to a sacred flame decorated with a phallic emblem

Background imageAltar Collection: Rustic man and woman making a sacrifice to health

Rustic man and woman making a sacrifice to health. Offering a serpent to Aesculapius, and a ram's head on an altar. In carnelian. Sacrifitio alla Salute. In corniola

Background imageAltar Collection: A man making a sacrfice to the Greek gods of health

A man making a sacrfice to the Greek gods of health. He kneels before an altar, offering a snake to a sacred flame altar to the gods of healing Apollo and his son Aesculapius. In carnelian

Background imageAltar Collection: Sacrifice to Bacchus, the Roman god of wine

Sacrifice to Bacchus, the Roman god of wine
A rustic sacrifice to Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. A farmer pours wine into a vase or carchesium consecrated to Bacchus. Altar with grapes on a vine. In onyx. Sacrifitio di Baccho. In Onice

Background imageAltar Collection: Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC). Carthaginian general

Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC). Carthaginian general and statesman

Background imageAltar Collection: Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC). Carthaginian general

Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC). Carthaginian general and statesman

Background imageAltar Collection: Italy. Easter in Rome

Italy. Easter in Rome. The Chapter of St. John Lateran giving thanks before the altar of Confession after the baptism of the Jews. Illustration by H. Estevan. Photoengraving by Laporta

Background imageAltar Collection: Altar to the Lares Viales

Altar to the Lares Viales. Inscription: To the Lares of the roads. He fulfilled his vow. From the Church of San Roman, As Encrobas, Cerceda (La Coruna province, Galicia, Spain)

Background imageAltar Collection: Roman altar to the Lucoves Arquieni

Roman altar to the Lucoves Arquieni. Roman votive inscription to local Galician gods: Lucoubu Arquien (O) Silonius Silo Ex Voto. Silonius Silo fulfilled his vow

Background imageAltar Collection: Altar to the goddess Fortuna. Second half of 2nd century AD

Altar to the goddess Fortuna. Second half of 2nd century AD
Altar to the goddess Fortuna. Inscription: To Fortuna. Valerius Lupus, assistant of the centurion, accomplished his vow of free will. Second half of the 2nd century AD



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