Rites Collection

Aleister Crowley performing rites at his temple, with followers knelt before him

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

Artemis / Diana
The goddess of childbirth and womens rites of passage, depicted with the new moon on her head and a cape embroidered with stars

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)

Coronation 1937 - The Anointing
The 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

Royal Tomb in Cabinda
History of Africa. 19th century. Royal Tomb in Cabinda. At the death of a member of the royal family or of a distinguished family

Mexican mummies
Royal mummies in a Mexican tomb. The methods of preservation are similar to Egyptian mummies, but here they are positioned standing. Date: circa 1910

Embalming Mummy Mummies Egypt Ancient Egyptian
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Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Military mass in the nationalist area (1936)

Hindu Burning Ghat - Nimtala, Kolkata
The Hindu Burning Ghat (site of cremations) - Nimtala, Kolkata Date: circa 1910s

Earl of Warwick, Kingmaker
Richard Neiville, Earl of Warwick ("The Kingmaker") (1428 - 1471) His death at the Battle of Barnet 14 April 1471

DEATHBED WITH PRIEST
A priest stands by a deathbed, reading the Last Rites, while the family grieve... Date: circa 1640

BATTLEFIELD LAST RITES
During the battle of Inkermann, Crimea War, a priest administers the last rites to a French soldier who is about to give his life for his country Date: 1854

BORORO FUNERAL RITES
BRAZIL Funeral rites of the Bororo people : the ceremonial feast 1894

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 a
Built 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)

Religious rites of the ancient Germanic peoples. A priest pours a libation on a fire, men lead a bull to sacrifice, others cast spells. After Philipp Cluvers Germania Antiqua

Ancient Germanic deities. Statue of the sun god Sunna 1, moon god Mani 2, witches, magas mulieres or Haliurunna 3, goddess of fertility Ziwa or Siva 4. Divinita di Germani

Tomb of the Grand Vizier, Koca Mehmet Raga?p Pasha, Ottoman statesman, 1698-1763. Tomba. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Rites of Convocation of the Holy Roman Emperor. Charles IV recieving a messenger 1, an electoral mandate 2, the Elector of Brandenburg washing his hands in a silver bowl 3

Audiences with Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, 1365
Audiences with Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. In crown and ermine cape, he receives boxes of gold and silver 1, diplomas 2, coins from common informers or conspirators 3

Roman funeral rites for the dead. The parents and family of the deceased surround the bed, the father and mother seated and veiled in grief. Lutto domestico per una defunta

Roman wedding ceremony. Bride and groom hold hands embraced by the goddess Juno Pronuba, while two cupids fly above with garland and foliage

Etruscan sacrificial rites depicted on a gilded silver vase
Pompa di un sacrifizio. Etruscan sacrificial rites depicted on a gilded silver vase. Two lines of celebrants bearing sheep for sacrifice approach an altar. Pompa di un Sacrifizio

Ancient Etruscan chimera. A winged marine demon with fish tail limbs tormenting a man and woman 1, and Scylla an infernal winged mermaid with giant hooks 2. Geni infernali

Etruscsan animal sacrificial rites. Carcasses of animals are pictured above priests, celebrants, male and female dancers and musicians. From a bas-relief on an Etruscan altar. Sacrifizi

The Etruscan god Faunus (Pan in Roman mythology). From a fragment of an ancient sculpture. Fauno Dio Etrusco. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Carved figures from Benin placed at the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, SE London, thought to be associated with the hideous sacrificial rites of Benin. Date: 1897

Inca puberty rites (huarachicoy) during Capac Raymi wherein boys become warriors, and receive breechclouts (huara) and weapons, have their nails clipped and ears pierced

Egyptian wedding and funeral rites, 18th century. A wedding party under a huge canopy follows a group of musicians and acrobats

Female dancer with box performing rites of Bacchus
Female dancer in voluminous transparent robes with a box perhaps alluding to the mysteries of Bacchus. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

The benediction of Maximilians Body at Capuchin Church
Various nobles stand in attendance as the bishops perform the benediction on the body of Emperor Maximilian, at the Capuchin Church in Vienna

Burning the dead
Cremation - Funeral rites and ceremonies. From book: The history of New South Wales Date: 1802

Egyptian Mummy in the British Museum, London - Katebet
Mummy 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

Coronation of King Edward VIII 1937
An 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

PILO, Carl Gustav (1711-1793). The Coronation of King Gustav III of Sweden. Oil. SWEDEN. Stockholm. The Nacional Museum of Fine Arts

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

Mask. Bembe Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Tanzania). African art. Sculpture on wood. BELGIUM. FLANDERS. BRABANT. Tervuren

Reliquary Guardian Figure (ethnicity Kota or Bakota, Fang). They protect the relics of the ancestors and are helpful to communicate with their gods and to curse their wives in case of infidelity

Juan Carlos I of Spain
JUAN CARLOS I of Spain (1938). King of Spain from 1975. The Prince Juan Carlos participating in Commemoration of the Victory Parade of 1936 of the spanish civil War. April 1, 1970. SPAIN. Madrid

The Golden Ampulla and the Anointing Spoon
The most ancient regalia used in the most solemn Coronation rite for the anointing of the sovereign - the golden ampulla and the spoon

Egyptian Mummy in British Museum, London - Horemheb
Mummy of Horemheb, an adult large-boned man. Ptolomaic Period (332 BC - 31 BC). Painted and gilded hollow-work cartonnage case. Date: circa 332 BC - 31 BC

Egyptian Mummy in British Museum, London - Adult man
Mummy of an adult man, name unknown. The preparation has been carried out with great care and skill by the embalmer, and the rounded

Egyptian Mummy in British Museum, London - Young adult man
Mummy of a young adult man with wooden portrait panel in tempera. Roman Period. Date: circa 140 - 180

Egyptian Mummy in the British Museum, London - Hentmehit
Inner Mummy Cover with portrait face for the mummy of the lady Hentmehit, a priestess of Amun-Ra, chief deity of the Egyptian Empire

Masonic Institutions - Louisville, Kentucky, USA. (from left) The Masonic Theatre, Masonic Widows and Orphans Home and the Scottish Rites Cathedral. Date: circa 1909

Swedish Rites of Spring
Swedish girls dancing in a ring, a spring custom. Date: early 1930s

MARIUS PICTOR (1852-1924). Red sunset, fine morning. 1882-1902. Symbolism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 d Orsay (Orsay Museum)

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