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The Trundholm sun chariot. Early Bronze Age. C. 1400 BCPrehistory. The Trundholm sun chariot. Early Bronze Age. C. 1400 BC. Scandinavian
Longest Day at Stonehenge, WiltshirePeople gathering at Stonehenge, Wiltshire on the longest day of the year, on or near 21 June 1912. This photograph shows a daybreak pilgrimage by members of The Universal Bond of the Sons of Men
ALACOQUEs VISION 1675Marguerite-Marie Alacoque has her fourth (and last) vision of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, at Paray-le-Mondial, France : this will lead to the Catholic cult of the Sacre Coeur
Vision, Rue Du BacThe Virgin Mary as seen by novice Catherine Laboure in the chapel at the rue du Bac, inspiring the Miraculous Medal which has become a worldwide Catholic cult
Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. Scene cult initiation, 16Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. Inside. Scene cult initiation, 1675. Engraving by Dutch Hooglhe Romeyn (1645-1708). Baroque. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. Netherlands
Thuggee Chief 1843Chief of the Thugs, captured by Captain Vallancey in Arcot disguised as a travellers escort
Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet. EgyptStatue of the Lion Goddess Sakhmet. Diorite. Reign of Amenophis III. C. 1400-1365 BC. Origin unknown. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Thuggee Poisoner 19th CNotorious Indian thug poisoner
St MargueriteSAINT MARGUERITE (Marie Alacoque) The saint who introduced the cult of the sacred heart
Topkapi Palace. Chapel of the relics of the ProphetOttoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Topkapi Palace. Chapel of the Seraglio. Relics of the Prophet. Engraving by Lemaitre
Italy, Pompeii. Villa of the Mysteries. Ancient Roman suburban Villa. Frescoes depicting a bride initiating into a Bacchian Mysteries in preparation for marriage, 1st century AD. Date: 2014
Italy, Pompeii. Statue of Dancing Faun (copy)Italy, Pompeii. House of the Faun. Dancing Faun. Impluvium in the Atrium. Copy (the original sculpture is preserved in the Archaeological Museum of Naples). Date: 2014
Photograph of Lady Dorothy Nevill and Mr John Burns at the Opening of the Victoria and Albert Museum; One of the illustrations from the memoir "Under Five Reigns" by Lady Dorothy Nevill
Kim Il Sung, communist leader of North KoreaKim Il Sung (1912-1994), Korean communist leader of North Korea, Prime Minister 1948-1972 and President 1972-1994. Date: circa 1940s
Diocletians Palace, now part of the old town of Split, Croatia. Parte del Palazzo di Diocleziano. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient
The Green Dome in the Mosque of the Prophet, MedinaThe Green Dome, or al-Qubah al-Khadra, in the Mosque of the Prophet, Al-Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The tomb of Mahomet at Medina. Sepoloro di Maometto a Medina
The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece. The goddess Ceres sits on the Puteal on the Callirhoe well surrounded by dancing virgins
Depiction of a Roman Bacchanal or BacchanaliaDepiction of a Roman Bacchanal from a sculpture on a labrum in the Pio Clementino Museum. Five Fauns with horns and tails and five Bacchantes in Spartan tunics dance. Baccanali
Costumes of religious elite of Ouidah, Benin, and an idol of black clay with a crown of lizards, snakes and feathers seated on a pedestal
Festival in honour of the Serpent God (centered around Ouidah, Benin). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance at the Albert HallA public baptismal ceremony at the Albert Hall on Good Friday, 1928, where nine hundred men and women of the Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance were immersed in a tank of warm water
Womans cult of the dog: No. VIII - the toy spaniel (King Charles Spaniel) Date: 1913
Stele dedicated to bull Mnevis by laundryman Ipi. EgyptStele dedicated to bull Mnevis by laundryman Ipi. Limestone. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1300-1200 BC. Probably from Heliopolis. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Berlin Gold Hat. Fine gold leaf. 1000 BCBerlin Gold Hat. Thin gold leaf. Late Bronze Age. 1000 BC. Detail. Unknown origin, probably South Germany. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) by Hartmann Schedel. 1493. IllustratorMichael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff. Language: Latin, German. Engraving
Apollo Kanachos relief. MiletusRelief depicting a cult statue of Apollo, standing between two torch-bearers. The image of god are a quotation from a famous archaic cult statue by Kanachos. 175-200 AD. Marble
Egypt. Funerary stela of wood. Luxor, Late Period, 650-640 BEgyptian art. Egypt. Baba, daughter of the priest of Amun Bes-n-Mut, praying to the sun gods Atum (left) and Re-Harakhte. Funerary stela of wood. Luxor, Late Period, 650-640 BC
Bronze Age. Four interlaced plaits. From Farup at Vindum, central Jutland. C. 350 BC. National Museum of Denmark
Lurs. The lur horns are Nordic wind instruments. Used for BrPrehistory. Art. Metal Age. Lurs. The lur horns are the distinctively Nordic wind instruments. Used to create an atmospheric background of sound for Bronze Age rituals
Stele dedicated to Mnevis, the bull of Ra. EgyptStele dedicated to Mnevis, the bull of Ra. Limestone. 20th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1100 BC. From Heliopolis. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Mesopotamian stone cult vessel. UrukStone cult vessel with anthropomorphic decoration, supported by two heroes wearing belts. 3300-3000 BC. Late Uruk Period. Mesopotamian-Sumerian art. Probably from Uruk. British Museum. London
Taurobolium Altar. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. GTaurobolium Altar (360-370) with relief depicting the goddess Cybele enthroned with Demeter (right) flanked by Persephone Kore and Iacchus. Probably from Chalandri. National Archaeological Museum
Cathy McGowan (b. 1943), journalist and TV presenter, finding fame and iconic style status as the presenter of the cult pop programme Ready Steady Go!
Figure of the reliquary Bwete or Bwitti (Gabon). The Mahongwe practice an ancestor cult (bwiti or bwete) that was at the center of a system of beliefs and rites
Hare Krishna San Francisco 1969Hare Krishna chanting in Union Square, San Francisco summer of 1969 Date: 1969
Ritual of Self-Mutilation by Aissaoua Brotherhood, MoroccoA member of the snake charmers cult The Aissaoua Brotherhood ceremonially cuts his head on the Day of Sacrifices a ritual of self-mutilation. Date: circa 1910s
ITALY. Pompeii. Villa of Mysteries. Beginning to the dionysion cult. 1st c. BC. Detail of the ritual of the cleanness. Roman art. Painting; Fresco
Greek Theatrical MasksMasks were worn by the actors in ancient Greek theatre which evolved from the cult of Dionysos : all actors were male, so masks were especially necessary for female roles
Claudia Quinta dragging a ship into RomeThe Roman matron Claudia Quinta clears her name by dragging a ship bearing a statue of the Cult of the Great Mother (Magna Mater, Cult of Cybele) into Rome, after first praying to the gods for help
Pan by Walter HammondA woman dressed as the god Pan purses her lips. 1929
The Adoration of the Golden calf. Engraving. ColoredThe Israelites worshiping of the Golden calf during Moses absence. Engraving. Colored
Fantastic Adventures - Cult of the EagleCover of Fantastic Adventures, July 1946, featuring the story Cult of the Eagle by Berkeley Livingston. A bird-man throws a young woman in the air while a man in a blue suite pointing a gun hat him
America. Florida. 16th century. Ritual dedicated to the sun god. Sacrifice deer skin. Engraving, 1850. Color
Statuette of Mars, god of war. Roman. Bronze. From Rome. 2nd-3rd century. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia. Spain
Funerary altar. Roman, late 2nd century-arly 3rd century. Marble. From Merida. Spain. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia. Spain
Roman mosaic of Bacchic scene from workshop of Anmus Ponius. From Merida (Augusta Emerita), Spain. 4th C. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain
Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Isis. 1st century AD. Ruins
Electric candles inside the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran (San Giovanni Laterano). Rome. Italy