Ritual Collection (page 4)

Dance of the Flyers or Pole Flying, Mexico
Dance of the Flyers (Danza de los Voladores) or Pole Flying (Palo Volador), ancient Mesoamerican ceremony. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

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

Wedding dance of the Iroquois of Canada
Wedding dance of the Iroquois, Native Americans of Canada. The bride and groom dance on a mat holding a long stick as they recite their vows, before breaking the stick

Pomp and ceremony of rituals and processions in honour of Osiris, from a bas-relief in Thebes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Funeral ceremony and burial of a high-ranking Berber, with wives mourning at the graveside. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Queen Dido of Carthage preparing a ritual sacrifice to Juno
Queen Dido of Carthage preparing a ritual sacrifice of a white bull to the goddess Juno, whose temple can be seen behind. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios

Costumes and vestments of the Egyptian priests. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Tartar Woman making a Tsi, sacrificing the spirit of the door to prevent misfortune entering. Buddhist or Fo sect, Lao-Kiun

The Emperor of China in a spring ritual called
The 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 flabellum
Festival of Isis, with minister fanning the sacred flame with flabellum and second minister with sword or scepter. Devotees playing sistrum, horns and drums

Brazen Sea
The Brazen Sea (also known as Molten Sea) was a large bronze basin for water located in the Temple In Jerusalem. Made by Solomon

Brazen Sea - Judaism
The Brazen Sea also known as the Molten Sea was a large basin in the Temple in Jerusalem made by Solomon for ablution (ritual washing) of priests

Unclean Animals Judaism
In Judaism, the concept of impure or unclean animals, plays a prominent role in Jewish law that specifies which foods are allowed (kosher) and which are forbidden to eat

Priest Eleazar conducting ritual purification
This depicts High Priest Eleazar preparing the water of separation (commonly known as the water of purification) preparing to purify a bull in preparation for slaughter

Jewish ritual slaughter 1861
Jewish ritual slaughter of sheep for Kosher meat. According to the Torah, to be eaten, a kosher species must be slaughtered by a Schochet, a ritual slaughterer. Date: 1861

Animal Sacrifice in Judaism
In Judaism, the korban (also known as qorban or corban) refers to a variety of sacrificial offerings commanded in the Torah

Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance at the Albert Hall
A 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

David Frances Barry photo - Son of his Star
Son of His Star seated outdoors in full traditional dess including moccasins and earrings. He wears a ceremonial Otter-fur turban and is holding a long calumet (peace pipe)

David Frances Barry photo - Chief Black Tongue
Chief Black Tongue of the Cheyenne tribe, wrapped in a blanket and holding a Head and Tail Fan traditionally used in ritual dance. Photograph by David Frances Barry. Date: 1880

A Druid in Ancient Britain sacrificing an Ox
A Druid from Ancient Britain sacrificing an Ox to please the Gods whilst three worshippers watch. Date: circa 400BC

Natives of the Sandwich Islands performing a ritual dance Date: circa 1850

Sedlec, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic - The Sedlec Ossuary
The remarkable Sedlec Ossuary (Kostnice v Sedlci) - a small Roman Catholic chapel, located beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints, part of the former Sedlec Abbey in Sedlec

AMERICAN CHILDREN SALUTE
Schoolchildren in an American Industrial School salute the flag, a daily ritual to remind them that whatever their racial origin, their first allegiance is to the USA Date: 1892

Coronation of George IV
View depicting the Coronation of George IV in Westminster Hall enacting the Champions Challenge, a feudal ritual

Sir Henry Dymoke, 1st Baronet (1801-1865) was the Kings champion in 1821 at the coronation of King George IV (reigned 1820-1830), the last time the traditional ritual was enacted

Standing stones at Carnac, Brittany, France
The standing stones at Carnac, Brittany, France. There are 2000 standing stones, arranged in long lines. These pre-date the Egyptian Pyramids and Stonehenge. Date: circa 1910s

Chieftain of the Roro (Bereina) people of Papua New Guinea
An incredible postcard of a Chieftain of the Roro (Bereina) people of Papua New Guinea wearing a remarkable feathered headdress and holding a traditional drum

Bathing in the Ganges by Fortunino Matania
With our special artist in India: a wonderful sight in the metropolis of Hinduism. Thousands of pilgrims, fakirs and other worshippers bathing in the holy waters of the Ganges, Benares, India

Kyabe, Chad, Africa - Sara Man with enormous lip plates
Kyabe, Moyen-Chari, Chad, Africa - Man of the Sara People with enormous upper and lower lip plates. Date: circa 1920s

Great Queens of the Past No 1 - Nefertiti
Nefertiti, Queen of Akhna-ton, pictured officiating as priestess in her own temple in the City of Horizon. The little princes and princesses stand beside the king, who

Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) insc
Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) worshipping divine emblems and inscribed with cuneiform characters. Erected for the Assyrian king Adad, from Sabaa, Yemen

Minoan Art. The Hagia Triada Sarcophagus. Painted with scene
Minoan Art. Crete. The Hagia Triada Sarcophagus. Painted with scenes from Cretan life. Ritual. Bull sacrifice. Woman wearing a crown is carrying two vessels. A man playing a seven string lyre

Minoan Art. Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palac
Minoan Art. Island of Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palace of Knossos. C. 1600 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Greece

Maya Codices. The Madrid Codex (Codex Tro-Cortesianus). Pos
The Madrid Codex (Codex Tro-Cortesianus). Postclassic Period. There are 112 pages, which got split up into two separate sections, known as the Troano Codex and the Cortesianus Codex

A burial in Ancient Egypt by Matania
A Burial in Ancient Egypt - A Reconstruction of the Scene at the Entombment of a High Official. Women mourners lamenting before the mummy of the departed Egyptian whilst the priest conducts

Leda and Swan, fragment of sculpture from Anhas, Morocco. 3rd century. Coptic art. Relief. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Coptic Museum

Chi Rho. Paleo-christian art. Relief on rock. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia

MELANCHTON, Philipp Schwarzerd, called (1497-1560). Theologian and Luthers collaborator. DURER, Albrecht (1471-1528). Renaissance art. Engraving. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly

Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337). Crucifix. 1317. Renaissance art. Trecento. ITALY. VENETO. Padua. Municipal Museum of Padua. Proc: ITALY. VENETO. Padua. Scrovegni Chapel

Lorsch Gospels (Codex Aureus Laurensius). 778 - 820. Gospels written by the court scriptorium of Charlemagne and compiled in 830 in the Lorsch Abbey. Image of Christ in Majesty (Maiestas Domini)

INDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Buddha preaching the Abhidharma in the Tavatimsa Celestial World. Detail. Wall painting of the cave 17. 6th c. A.D. Hindu art. Gupta period. Fresco

Maya Civilization. Ball game
Maya Civilization. Mesoamerican ballgame. Litography

Russian soldiers attending open air service, WW1
A church service in the snow behind the firing line in the foothills of the Carpathians. Priests accompanied the Russian army and held services for the men whenever possible

1937 Coronation - Peeresses don their coronets
A picturesque incident during the Coronation of King George VI. During the Queens crowning, the assembled peeresses in Westminster Abbey simultaneously donned their coronets. Date: 1937

Bolivia, South America - Stone statue at Tiwanaku
A Bolivian man leaning up against a figurative statue at Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco / Tiahuanacu) - a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America. Date: circa 1910s

Coronation 1953, Queen accepts pearl sword at Temple Bar
The newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II taking part in a traditional ceremony at Temple Bar in Fleet Street, London on 12 June 1952, 10 days after her Coronation

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip pays homage
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953 in Westminster Abbey showing the Duke of Edinburgh paying homage. Date: 1953

Princess Elizabeth invested as a bard
Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, is invested as a bard at Mountain Ash on the 6th August 1946 at the Welsh Eisteddfod. Date: 1946

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