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Ritual Collection

Background imageRitual Collection: Reconstruction of the Stone circles at Avebury, Wiltshire

Reconstruction of the Stone circles at Avebury, Wiltshire
Reconstruction (after J. Britton) of the Stone circles at Avebury, Wiltshire - The Great stone circle, it is said, was approached by two avenues of 200 stones each

Background imageRitual 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 imageRitual Collection: Sri Lanka - Geta Beraya and Udekkiya players

Sri Lanka - Geta Beraya and Udekkiya players
Traditional Sri Lankna drums and drummers. The standing player is holding a hill country drum called the Geta Beraya (a drum with a knot)

Background imageRitual Collection: Codex Borgia. Ritual and divinatory mesoamerican

Codex Borgia. Ritual and divinatory mesoamerican manuscript written in Nahuatl before of the conquest of Mexico. It is related with the aztec calendar Tonalpohualli

Background imageRitual Collection: Bust of goddess Tanit. Carthaginian art. Sculpture

Bust of goddess Tanit. Carthaginian art. Sculpture. SPAIN. BALEARES. IBIZA. Ibiza. Museum of Archaeology of Ibiza and Formentera

Background imageRitual Collection: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
General view of the State Procession down the Nave led by H. M. The Queen, flanked by her Maids of Honour after the Coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey on June 2nd 1953. 1953

Background imageRitual Collection: Queen Elizabeth II is crowned

Queen Elizabeth II is crowned
The moment during the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II where the Archbishop of Canterbury places St Edwards crown on the Queens head. Date: 1953

Background imageRitual Collection: The Trundholm sun chariot. Early Bronze Age. C. 1400 BC

The Trundholm sun chariot. Early Bronze Age. C. 1400 BC
Prehistory. The Trundholm sun chariot. Early Bronze Age. C. 1400 BC. Scandinavian

Background imageRitual Collection: Egypt. Goddess Nephthys. Relief. Memphis

Egypt. Goddess Nephthys. Relief. Memphis
Egyptian Art. Goddess Nephthys wearing a headdress in the shape of a house. Relief. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum. Memphis. Egypt

Background imageRitual Collection: Symbols of Power and Glory and of Christian Faith

Symbols of Power and Glory and of Christian Faith. S. Edwards Crown, The Imperial State Crown, The Sovereigns Orb and the head of the Royal Sceptre with Cross

Background imageRitual Collection: John Of God, Saint (1495-1550). Portuguese religious

John Of God, Saint (1495-1550). Portuguese religious man, founder of the ador de la Order of Charity or of Hospitallers (Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God)

Background imageRitual Collection: Coronation 1937 - The Anointing

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

Background imageRitual Collection: Paris Masons, 1740

Paris Masons, 1740
Freemasons in a Masonic Lodge in Paris perform a ritual. A symbol covered banner is laid on the floor while a blindfolded man, an arm & shoulder bared, is led forth

Background imageRitual Collection: Advertisement for Doctors China Tea by Gladys Peto, done in her characteristic

Advertisement for Doctors China Tea by Gladys Peto, done in her characteristic decorative style. Date: c.1924

Background imageRitual Collection: MUHAMMAD (570-632). Prophet and founder of Islam

MUHAMMAD (570-632). Prophet and founder of Islam. Muhammad in ecstasy. Islamic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Background imageRitual Collection: Secret Societies (nineteenth century). Initiation ceremony o

Secret Societies (nineteenth century). Initiation ceremony of a new member. Colored engraving

Background imageRitual Collection: The Last Post by C. E. Turner

The Last Post by C. E. Turner
Buglers sounding the Last Post at 9pm before the British monument to fallen soldiers at Ypres, the Menin Gate. Date: 1930

Background imageRitual Collection: Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Bride and Parents-in-Law

Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Bride and Parents-in-Law. The bride performing a rite of drinking sake with her husbands parents in order to express the true heart of loving each other tenderly as

Background imageRitual Collection: Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Drinking Sake

Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Drinking Sake
Japanese Wedding Ceremony - Bride and Bridegroom each drink Sake nine times to fasten the ties of matrimony - the most important ritual act in marriage. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRitual Collection: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II by Bryan de Grineau

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II by Bryan de Grineau
Spectacular illustration by ILN special artist, Bryan de Grineau, showing the supreme moment of the Coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey when the Archbishop of Canterbury

Background imageRitual Collection: Alaskan Potlatch

Alaskan Potlatch
Alaskan natives gather for a POTLATCH - a ritual exchange of hospitality and gifts which often ruins the donors who seek to compete in displays of generosity

Background imageRitual Collection: Mass of St. Martin. 15th c. Castilian school

Mass of St. Martin. 15th c. Castilian school. Oil on wood. SPAIN. Bilbao. Bilbao Fine Arts Museum

Background imageRitual Collection: The Queen in the Scottish National Service in St. Giles Cath

The Queen in the Scottish National Service in St. Giles Cath
The newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth II, attends the Scottish National Service of Dedication and Thanksgiving at the High Kirk of Edinburgh (St Giles Cathedral)

Background imageRitual Collection: Loyola, Saint Ignacius of (1491-1556). Spanish

Loyola, Saint Ignacius of (1491-1556). Spanish religious man, founder of the Society of Jesus. Painting

Background imageRitual Collection: Beating the Bounds Boats

Beating the Bounds Boats
ENGLAND - BEATING THE BOUNDS Choirboys and dignitaries sailing down the Thames in rowing boats, en route to St. Clement Danes for the beating the parish boundaries ceremony Date: early 1930s

Background imageRitual Collection: Beating Bounds, 1930

Beating Bounds, 1930
ENGLAND BEATING THE BOUNDS Cheerful choirboys pose with rods prior to beating the parish boundaries at Lincolns Inn, London Date: 1930

Background imageRitual Collection: Ritual sword designed for Aleister Crowley to use in the Temple of the A. A

Ritual sword designed for Aleister Crowley to use in the Temple of the A. A
Ritual sword designed for Aleister Crowley to use in the Temple of the A.A. (Order of the Silver Star) his own magical association Date: 1911

Background imageRitual Collection: God Hanuman. Hindu art

God Hanuman. Hindu art

Background imageRitual Collection: View of the town of Quebec, Canada, circa 1800

View of the town of Quebec, Canada, circa 1800
View of the town of Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River, circa 1800. Sailing ships in the bay, and a watermill in the foreground. Veduta di Quebec

Background imageRitual Collection: Ancient Persian priests performing ritual sacrifices

Ancient Persian priests performing ritual sacrifices
Ancient Persian priests in white robes performing ritual sacrifices at a pyre. Pireo e Sacerdoti Persi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes

Background imageRitual Collection: Pronaos or vestibules of the Temple of Zeus

Pronaos or vestibules of the Temple of Zeus
View of the front 1 and rear 2 pronaos or vestibule of the Temple of Zeus or Jupiter, Mount Olympus. Pronao anteriore del Tempio di Giove Olimpico

Background imageRitual Collection: Body suspension festival of Mariatal or Chidi Mari, India

Body suspension festival of Mariatal or Chidi Mari, India
Festival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India. Hindu devotees are suspended by hooks in the skin from long poles

Background imageRitual Collection: An Aztec priest removes a mans heart in a human sacrifice

An Aztec priest removes a mans heart in a human sacrifice
An Aztec priest removes a mans heart in a ritual with an obsidian knife on a sacrificial stone and offers it to the god Huitzilopochtli. Several young acolytes hold down the victim

Background imageRitual Collection: Mandingo ritual of Mumbo Jumbo, Kolor

Mandingo ritual of Mumbo Jumbo, Kolor
A Mandingo polygamist in a suit of tree bark beats one of his wives in the brutal ritual of Mumbo Jumbo, Kolor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageRitual Collection: Mompunga, a Lushai chief, and Mr. Murray, political agent, taking the oath of friendship

Mompunga, a Lushai chief, and Mr. Murray, political agent, taking the oath of friendship, which appears to involve spearing an unsuspecting cow. Date: 1890

Background imageRitual Collection: The Fuling Mausoleum, Qing Dynasty - Shenyang, China

The Fuling Mausoleum, Qing Dynasty - Shenyang, China
The Fuling or Fu Mausoleum (" Mausoleum of Happiness" ) also known as the East Mausoleum - the mausoleum of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty and his wife

Background imageRitual Collection: Coronation of King George VI, robes, regalia and vestments

Coronation of King George VI, robes, regalia and vestments
Four pictures showing the changes of Kings Coronation robes and vestments during the Coronation ceremony. On the left, the King arrives at Westminster Abbey in crimson velvet Robe of State

Background imageRitual Collection: Staged Seppuku Harakiri Ceremony - Japan

Staged Seppuku Harakiri Ceremony - Japan
A (thankfully) staged Seppuku or Harakiri ceremony (from the late Edo period) of ritual suicide. A Japanese man has opened a cut in his abdomen in front of two witnesses

Background imageRitual Collection: All Saints, Margaret Street, London - The Vicars Room

All Saints, Margaret Street, London - The Vicars Room - here many of the Ritual Conferences were held. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRitual Collection: Charles II, called the Bewitched (1661-1700). King of Spain

Charles II, called the Bewitched (1661-1700). King of Spain (1665-1700). It was believed that the king was under the influence of an evil spell

Background imageRitual Collection: The Witches Sabbath or The Witches, 1797-1798, by Goya

The Witches Sabbath or The Witches, 1797-1798, by Goya
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. The Witches Sabbath or The Witches, 1797-1798. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageRitual Collection: The Witches Sabbath, 1797-1798, by Goya

The Witches Sabbath, 1797-1798, by Goya
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. The Witches Sabbath, 1797-1798. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageRitual Collection: Turkey. Whirling Derviches. Mevlevi Order

Turkey. Whirling Derviches. Mevlevi Order
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Whirling Derviches. Mevlevi Order. The whirling dervishes were founded by Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-1273). Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Monnin

Background imageRitual Collection: Burmese Tug of War

Burmese Tug of War
Depiction of a game of tug of war in Burma (Myanmar). In Burma, tug of war has important cultural origins - it is used both as a sort of raindance

Background imageRitual Collection: Ritual (Fragment)

Ritual (Fragment)
Fragment of a bifolium, probably from a ritual book or Rituale Romanum, parchment. Main body text in black ink in a Caroline minuscule with red capitals and rubrics

Background imageRitual Collection: Knight - Order of Charles III

Knight - Order of Charles III
Knight wearing the collar and insignia of the Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III (formerly Royal and Much Distinguished Order of Charles III)

Background imageRitual Collection: Wooden anthropomorphic figure. Chimu culture

Wooden anthropomorphic figure. Chimu culture
Wooden anthropomorphic figure. There were idols and depictions of ancestors In the temples and shrines. Chimu culture. Late Intermediate Horizon (1000-1470 AD). Peru. Museum of the Americas

Background imageRitual Collection: Iberian Kernos. 3rd century BC

Iberian Kernos. 3rd century BC
Iberian Kernos, c. 200 BC. Triangular-shaped ceramic composed of three small piriform, with a wide bulb and narrow neck, goblets on a rounded base to which they are fused with three brackets

Background imageRitual Collection: Italy, Pompeii. Villa of the Mysteries

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

Background imageRitual Collection: Italy, Pompeii. Statue of Dancing Faun (copy)

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

Background imageRitual Collection: Embalming Mummy Mummies Egypt Ancient Egyptian

Embalming Mummy Mummies Egypt Ancient Egyptian
embalming, mummy, mummies, egypt, ancient, egyptian, egyptians, tutankhamen, historical, reconstruction, process, embalmers, priests, priest, wrapping, dead, deceased, burial, funeral, fortunino

Background imageRitual Collection: Myanmar - Traditional Funeral Car of a Burmese Monk

Myanmar - Traditional Funeral Car of a Burmese Monk, featuring a Pyatthat (pyathat), the multi-tiered and spired roof seen on temples and pagodas throughout Myanmar. Date: circa 1905

Background imageRitual Collection: Ancient Egypt. Judgement of the Dead. Book of the Death. Fu

Ancient Egypt. Judgement of the Dead. Book of the Death. Funerary papyri. 3rd-1st BC. Egyptian Museum. Turin. Italy

Background imageRitual Collection: Tower of Silence, Bombay (Mumbai), India

Tower of Silence, Bombay (Mumbai), India
Tower of Silence (Dakhmeh), Bombay (Mumbai), India. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageRitual Collection: SPAIN. Toledo. Spainish Civil War(1936-1939)

SPAIN. Toledo. Spainish Civil War(1936-1939). Toledo. Wooden Christ from the Convent of the Concepcion mutilated with an ax

Background imageRitual Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Military mass

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Military mass in the nationalist area (1936)

Background imageRitual Collection: Hindu Burning Ghat - Nimtala, Kolkata

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

Background imageRitual Collection: Cremation on the bnaks of the Ganges - Benares

Cremation on the bnaks of the Ganges - Benares
Benares, India - Cremation area on banks of the Ganges. Bodies wrapped in cloth await the ceremonial burning at the waters edge. circa 1920s

Background imageRitual Collection: Morocco - Chemist with his stall

Morocco - Chemist with his stall
A Native traditional practitioner of ritual medicine with a variety of dead animals, used to cure all manner of ills and ailments Date: circa 1930s

Background imageRitual Collection: PREHISTORIC CAVE BURIAL2

PREHISTORIC CAVE BURIAL2
A prehistoric cave burial, in a cave at Aurignac, southern France : a ritual ceremony is performed at the entrance to the cave Date: BC

Background imageRitual Collection: Iron Age Funeral Scene Social Scenes Pre History

Iron Age Funeral Scene Social Scenes Pre History
iron, age, funeral, scene, social, scenes, pre, history, man, funerals, c1000, bc, c30, ad, body, pyre, ritual, based, heavily, soul, release, death, flux, liminal, existance, soul's, history

Background imageRitual Collection: JEWISH AKAFOTH CUSTOM

JEWISH AKAFOTH CUSTOM
the AKAFOTH - Jewish ritual, during which the mourners process seven times round the coffin of the dead person, chanting as they go Date: 1737

Background imageRitual Collection: Fire walker in trance Natal south Africa c. 1920

Fire walker in trance Natal south Africa c. 1920
Fire walker Natal South Africa c.1920 - man in a trance with 500 pins being inserted in his skin

Background imageRitual Collection: Abyssinian woman with water pots, Egypt, c. 1890

Abyssinian woman with water pots, Egypt, c. 1890
Abyssinian woman with water pots, Egypt, c.1890

Background imageRitual Collection: Making a vessel of smoke for a dead Empress: burning the boat designed to carry

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

Background imageRitual Collection: Built to be burnt: a u7500 boat for a Chinese funeral. Sending a boat up in smoke for a

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)

Background imageRitual Collection: Historical views of Further India (Southeast Asia)

Historical views of Further India (Southeast Asia)
Historical views of Further India (Thailand and Myanmar). Liar having his mouth sewn shut in Siam (Thailand) 43, stilthouses in the jungles of Siam 44

Background imageRitual Collection: Historical views of China

Historical views of China. View of the Great Wall of China 25, street scene in a Chinese town with shopkeepers and customers 26, and workers gathering leaves from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis 27

Background imageRitual Collection: Army officers performing the Wetting the Commission ritual

Army officers performing the Wetting the Commission ritual
Army officers performing a ritual commission ceremony. An officer wets a document in a bowl of punch with a sword at the Elephant and Castle pub. Wetting an Irish Commission

Background imageRitual Collection: King George IV leaving Dun Laoghaire after his royal tour

King George IV leaving Dun Laoghaire after his royal tour, September 3, 1821. Departure of the King & unconsolable grief of the Hibernians

Background imageRitual Collection: Calvinist priests laying hands on a man, Switzerland

Calvinist priests laying hands on a man, Switzerland
Two Calvinist priests laying hands on a man kneeling on a cushion, and woman of Zurich in mourning clothes, Switzerland, 16th century. Lutto di una Zurichese &c

Background imageRitual Collection: Ruins of Jumieges Abbey, 1800s

Ruins of Jumieges Abbey, 1800s
Ruins of Jumieges Abbey, Benedictine monastery in Normandy France. Rovine della Badia di Jumieges. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre brothers after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Background imageRitual Collection: Family offering a candle at the shrine of Our Lady

Family offering a candle at the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Extremadura, Spain. A man holds a baby, while a woman in veil kneels in prayer with a rosary. Monastery of Santa Maria of Guadalupe

Background imageRitual Collection: Hermit in the Sanctuary of Monserrato, Isle of Elba

Hermit in the Sanctuary of Monserrato, Isle of Elba
Hermit in the Sanctuary of Monserrato, Porto Azzurro, Isle of Elba. Hermit in his cell with books, religious icons, rodents, 18th century. Eremita di Monserrato

Background imageRitual Collection: Muslim woman in prayer ritual Namaz

Muslim woman in prayer ritual Namaz
Muslim woman standing, bowing and prostrating herself in the prayer ritual Namaz or Salah. Musulmane che fanno il Namaz. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca after Giulio Ferrario in his

Background imageRitual Collection: Gate to the seraglio, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, 18th century

Gate to the seraglio, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, 18th century
Gate to the seraglio, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul. Porta del serraglio. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Background imageRitual Collection: Tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Eyup Sultan Mosque

Tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Eyup Sultan Mosque
Turbe or tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari in the Eyup Sultan Mosque, Istanbul. The tomb is open day and night and lit with two large torches and a flagpole wrapped in green cloth

Background imageRitual Collection: A Muslim man performing his ablutions before prayer

A Muslim man performing his ablutions before prayer, washing his hands in a bowl of water. A servant pours water and another offers a towel. Musulmano che fa abluzione

Background imageRitual Collection: Four great imams

Four great imams: Abu Hanifa 1, Al-Shafi ??i 2, Malik ibn Anas 3 and ibn Hanbal 4. I quattro Iman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Background imageRitual Collection: Gods worshipped by the ancient Persians

Gods worshipped by the ancient Persians. Saturn 1, Jupiter-Horus with bird head 2, Mars 3, double-headed Sun god 4, Venus 5, Mercury with pig head and fish tail 6 and Moon god on horseback 7

Background imageRitual Collection: Courtyard and columns of Heliopolis, Temple of Baalbek

Courtyard and columns of Heliopolis, Temple of Baalbek
Plan of the courtyard of Heliopolis, or the Temple of Baalbek, and columns in the temple and the Hexagonal court, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon

Background imageRitual Collection: Depiction of a Roman Bacchanal or Bacchanalia

Depiction of a Roman Bacchanal or Bacchanalia
Depiction 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

Background imageRitual Collection: Lares house gods from a shrine found in Herculaneum

Lares house gods from a shrine found in Herculaneum
Lares house gods depicted in a Lararium shrine found in Herculaneum. Crowned genii pour libations and bring a boar to sacrfice

Background imageRitual Collection: Roman Lararium shrine and Lustrazio purification rite

Roman Lararium shrine and Lustrazio purification rite
Roman 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



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