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Cagliostro / Saint-GermainCagliostros interview with the Comte de Saint-Germain at Holstein
A Cannibal Feast, Charles E Gordon FrazerA Cannibal Feast on the island of Tanna in the New Hebrides, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899)
Freemason ProcessionImage of Baphomet carried in a procession at the initiation of a high Scottish rite
South Africa (XIX). Zulu Kingdom (1883). Restoration Cettewayo, king of the Zulus. Cetewayo attends the ceremony indaba conference to meet the Induna (Zulu and Xhosa leaders)
ITALY. Pompeii. Villa of Mysteries. Scenes of initiation to a Bacchian rite. Detail with a naked danser. Roman art. Painting; Fresco
Coronation 1937 - The AnointingThe Anointing Ceremony during the Coronation of King George VI, which precedes the crowning. Illustration shows King George VI having taking his Robe with its Cape of ermine off
Valerie Hobson, actress, on Blend-Rite hair grips cardValerie Hobson (1917-1998), British film actress, on a Blend-Rite hair grips card. circa 1940s
Secret Societies (nineteenth century). Initiation ceremony of a new member. Colored engraving
Scottish RiteInduction to the 33rd Degree of the Scottish rite; the Candidate is led forward where the Book awaits him - watched over by the Skeleton, symbol
Mass of St. Martin. 15th c. Castilian school. Oil on wood. SPAIN. Bilbao. Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
Kukuruku tradition, Bendel State, Nigeria, West AfricaKukuruku tribal tradition for a young mans coming of age ceremony, Bendel State, Nigeria, West Africa (then in the British Empire). Date: 1922
Human sacrifices in the Country of the BakutisHistory of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Human sacrifices in the country of the Bakutis, near the Equator station. Chromolithography
Royal Tomb in CabindaHistory of Africa. 19th century. Royal Tomb in Cabinda. At the death of a member of the royal family or of a distinguished family
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
Missale RomanumA picture of the Missale Romanum, the liturgical book of the Roman Rite that contains the texts and rubrics for the celebration of the Mass
Mexican mummiesRoyal mummies in a Mexican tomb. The methods of preservation are similar to Egyptian mummies, but here they are positioned standing. Date: circa 1910
King George VI's funeral: the committalThe moment of committal at St George's Chapel, Windsor: as King George VI's coffin sinks into the vault, his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II
Cannibalism Cooking Dead Humans Fiji Fijian Nativecannibalism, cooking, dead, humans, fiji, fijian, native, barbaric, rite, traditions, pacific, islanders, fierce, warriors, enemies, consuming, cannibal, cannibalisation, cannibals, body, bodies
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Military mass in the nationalist area (1936)
Cremation on the bnaks of the Ganges - BenaresBenares, India - Cremation area on banks of the Ganges. Bodies wrapped in cloth await the ceremonial burning at the waters edge. circa 1920s
ETHIOPIAN DEATH RITEWhen a man of the GALLA people of ETHIOPIA dies, his sins must be washed away with the blood of a sacrificed cow, poured over his corpse before the grave is filled in Date: 1898
Making a vessel of smoke for a dead Empress: burning the boat designed to carry the spirit of the late Empress Dowager Cixi of China across the river separating it from the heavenly Nirvana
Built to be burnt: a u7500 boat for a Chinese funeral. Sending a boat up in smoke for aBuilt to be burnt: a 7500 boat for a Chinese funeral. Sending a boat up in smoke for an Empresss spiritual use. A rite performed in Peking (now Beijing)
Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadronEnglish Navy officer fleeing from an angry Massa planter and Quashee enslaved men barndishing cudgels in Jamaica. Captain Newcome waves his bicorn at a rowboat in the bay
Lares house gods from a shrine found in HerculaneumLares house gods depicted in a Lararium shrine found in Herculaneum. Crowned genii pour libations and bring a boar to sacrfice
Ancient Roman housing, barns and towers from Trajan sAncient Roman housing, barns and towers from Trajans Column. Granai e torri degli Alloggiamenti. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient
Roman Lararium shrine and Lustrazio purification riteRoman household gods or Lares in a Lararium shrine, showing two young men, genii of Augustus, in tunics and coturn sandals with drinking horns, found in Herculaneum 1
Decorative bottle from Rouen painted with a scene of a Roman rite. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris
Bonze or Buddhist monk performing a vow to crawl on all fours with a saddle on his back. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste
The Emperor of China in a spring ritual calledThe Emperor of China with plough and oxen in a spring ritual called the Feast of Agriculture. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon
Minister fanning sacred flame with flabellumFestival of Isis, with minister fanning the sacred flame with flabellum and second minister with sword or scepter. Devotees playing sistrum, horns and drums
Festival of Isis, with devotees praying and making offerings, playing sistrum, horns and drums, and sacred ibis. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum
Bacchic rite. Priestess with waterlily leaf receiving a string of pearls, and (below) Bacchus seated between two ministers
Bacchic initiation ritesBacchic rite. Women offering figs on platters to Bacchus, and seated woman in an initiation rite accompanied by a genius of Ceres (boy with wings)
Bacchic chorus of musicians and dancersA Bacchic chorus of musicians and dancers with tibiae (woodwind), cithara (lyre) and cymbals. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano)
Canephorae virgin in a rite of BacchusCanephorae virgin with thyrsus, crown of vine leaves, and basket of fruit leading a rite of Bacchus. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano)
Scottish Rite (The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry) Temple, Kansas City, Kansas, USA. Date: circa 1917
Egyptian Mummy in the British Museum, London - KatebetMummy of an old woman named Katebet - a Chantress of Amun-Ra in Karnak, in linen wrappings, with a painted cartonnage mummy-mask with gilded face and attached wooden arms bearing jewellery
Start-rite shoes advertisement, 1961Advertisement for Start-rite shoes of Norwich, THE choice of classic shoe for children (the one bar style seen at the bottom of this advert is still being sold in various colours today)
Maya Civilization. Ball gameMaya Civilization. Mesoamerican ballgame. Litography
Coronation of King Edward VIII 1937An impression of the supreme moment, when the King is crowned during the Coronation of King Edward VIII, scheduled for May 1937 but never carried out due to the Kings abdication in December 1936
Coronation of King Henry VI 1429On November 6th, 1429, a month before his eighth birthday and less than four months after the coronation of his rival, the Dauphin, in Reims
Egypt Art. Kiosk on the roof at Dendera Temple in which the ritual of the goddesss union with the sun disk was performed. It has four Hathoric columns on each side
Buddha statue with dharmachakra mudra gesture. 2nd-3rd centuBuddha statue with dharmachakra mudra gesture. Gandhara. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Piaroas ceremonial masks. 1960. VenezuelaPiaroas ceremonial masks: Spirit of the Forest (Redyo), monkey and Peccary mask. 1960. Venezuela. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary
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
Stele. Offerings to the god Sobek (Crocodile God). EgyptEgyptian Art. Stele. Offerings to the god Sobek (Crocodile God). From the Temple of Sobek in Dahamshe. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Luxor Museum. Egypt
Stele depicting a priest making an offering to the god Ra. EEgyptian Art. Stele depicting a priest making an offering to the god Ra (seated, with falcons head and sun disk.) Behind him, the goddess Isis. 22nd Dynasty. Third Intermediate Period. Luxor Museum