Ritual Collection (page 6)

The Shrine of St Edward and its part in the Coronation cerem
A diagrammatic drawing to show the function of the Shrine of St. Edward in Westminster Abbey during the Coronation ceremony (in this case, that of King Edward VI)

St Edwards Chair - Coronation Chair
The Coronation Chair of Great Britain, otherwise known as St. Edwards Chair or King Edwards Chair, used for the crowning of British monarchs

Queen Charlottes Ball, 1934
The ceremony of cutting the cake performed by HRH Princess Arthur of Connaught (formerly Princess Alexandra of Fife), at Queen Charlottes Ball

Thaipusam, Hindu Festival - Singapore - Vel Kavadi
Thaipusam, Hindu Festival, marked by Piercings and Painful Rituals in Singapore. The festival is mainly observed in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community such as India

Ritual of Self-Mutilation by Aissaoua Brotherhood, Morocco
A 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

Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Capuchin Catacombs
The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (Catacombe dei Cappuccini) are burial catacombs in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy - a somewhat macabre tourist attraction! 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

SRI LANKA. Mihintale. Golden Temple. Sitting Buddha

Art from North Nepal. The Heaven. Tempera on pasteboard (19th c.). Tibetan art. Tempera

Codex Magliabecchi. Ritual human sacrifice to god Huitzilopochtli. Aztec art. Miniature Painting

A tiger wedding in Coorg, India
A tiger wedding in Coorg, Southern India, in which the man who has shot a tiger is wedded to the soul of the dead tiger. Here the man is shown seated under a canopy in full warrior costume where he

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

Romania - The Calusari
The Calusari - members of a Romanian fraternal secret society who practiced a ritual acrobatic dance known as the calus. Date: circa 1906

England Stonehenge
Celebrating a grand conventional festival at Stonehenge : priests and bards perform their functions, oxen drag the Avane, containing a monster from the lake. Date: BCE

Circumcision, Africa
Circumcision ceremony in an African village : a line of youths await the ritual mutilation which will mark their initiation into the adults of the tribe

Gokstad Ship, 1880
A Norwegian Viking ship excavated at Gokstad

Fountain of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria
Ablution fountain in the yard of the Umayyad Mosque (Great Mosque) in Damascus, Syria. Date: circa 1910

The Holy Carpet transported to Mecca - Arrival, Saudi Arabia
The Mohammedan pilgrimage with the holy carpet arriving in Saudi Arabia en route to the sacred Kaaba shrine in Mecca. The carpet is said to be the actual one on which the Prophet Mohammed prayed

The Holy Carpet transported to Mecca - Crossing the Red Sea
The Mohammedan pilgrimage with the holy carpet being transported across the Red Sea en route to the sacred Kaaba shrine in Mecca

Kern, Eritrea - Ramadan Prayers - genuflection, third phase. Date: circa 1910s

Orthodox Jews. Ritual. Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery. Jeru
Judaism. Orthodox Jews performing a ritual. Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery. Jerusalem. Israel

Judaism. Velvet-covered Torah scroll case and finials. Georgia, 20th century. Case: wood, velvet, gilt metal ribbon, nails. Scroll case: Gift of the Kulashi synagogue, Georgia. 20th century

Egypt. God Anubis. Relief. Memphis
Egyptian Art. God Anubis. Relief. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum. Memphis. Egypt

Egypt. Goddess Nephthys between two figures of god Anubis. M
Egyptian Art. Goddess Nephthys, between two figures of god Anubis, wearing a headdress in the shape of a house. Relief. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum. Memphis. Egypt

Interior of a Mosque, Algeria. Four men gather around an ablution fountain to prepare themselves for prayer. Three of the men wash their feet, whilst the other drinks the water. circa 1910s

Communion services, trowels and mallets, Plate 169. Date: circa 1880s

Classical Veracruz culture. Mexico. Shaped incense burner jaguar. Terracotta. 600-900. Israel Museum. Jerusalem

Parthenon. South frieze. 447-432BC. Scene sacrifice. British
Parthenon. South frieze. 447-432BC. Greek Classical period. Scene sacrifice. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Roman coin. As. Reverse. 1st century BC. Decoration: Merida foundation. Oxen guided by a priest. Merida (Augusta Emerita). National Museum of Roman Art. Merida

The posthumous baptism. Engraving. Colored
The posthumous baptism. Engraving by M. Michael. La Ilustracion Artistica, 1884. Colored

Roman art. Syria. Reliefs of a sacrifice. Palmyra Archaeolog
Roman art. Syria. Reliefs of sacrifice. Palmyra Archaeological Museum. Tadmor

Egyptian mummy. National Archaeology Museum. Madrid. Spain

Alphonse Legros (1837-1911). Colored engraving
Alphonse Legros (1837-1911). French painter, engraver and sculptor. The Baptism. Engraving in The Iberian Illustration, 1885. Colored

Relief depicting a banquet and males walking. Orthostat. Bas
Orthostat with relief depicting a banquet (left) and males walking (right). 9th century BC. Basalt. Late Hitite Period. From the west side of citadel gate, Sam al (Sinjerli). Archaeological Museum

Egyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. Toth and Horus give sacred
Egyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. Ptolemaic Dynasty. 2nd century B.C. Dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and falcon god Haroeris. Purification

Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Processional frieze and scrolling acanthus frieze. Relief. Original South side. Dated 13th century BC. Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome. Italy

Turkey. Istanbul. Fountain of Sultan Amhed III, 1728. Detail

Egypt. Relief with traces of polychromy depicting Riy with h
Relief with traces of polychromy depicting Riy with his wife Maya and some priests at a table of offerings. Dynasties 18-19. New Kingdom. C.1320-1290 BC. Limestone. Memphis. Saqqara. Neues Museum

Ancient Art. Anatolia Peninsula. Turkey. Ritual vessel shape
Ancient Art. Anatolia Peninsula. Turkey. Between 2000-1750 BC Mesopotamian Assyrian merchants established trading colonies in Anatolia. The center was Kanesh Kharum. Ritual vessel shape of a lion

Spain. Zaragoza. Consecration of the Basilica of El Pilar. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1872. Colored

Victory goddesses decorate candelabras and sacrifice bulls
Roman art. Victory goddesses decorate candelabras and sacrifice bulls. Part of the frieze from the central building of Trajans Forum in Rome completed in 112 AD. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Vespasian (69-79 CE). Altar with a
Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Vespasian (69-79 CE) with an altar depicting a sacrificial scen. The sacrificer and his aide bring the sacrificial bull, while the priest, a veil over his head

Roman Art. Italy. Pompeii. Altar of Vespasian, (69-79 CE). T
Roman Art. Pompeii. Altar of Vespasian, Temple of Vespasian (69-79 CE). The relief shows a sacrificial scene: the sacrificer and his aide bring the sacrificial bull, while the priest

Idol of Chillaron. Bronze Age 1, III-II millennium BC. Archa
Idol of Chillaron. Quartzite. Their faces are etched schematic anthropomorphic representations on one side, the female and male on the other, related to fertility cults and rituals

Prehistory. The Early Iron Age. The Dejbjerg Wagon. 50 BC. N
Prehistory. The Early Iron Age. The Dejbjerg Wagon. Carriage sacrificed in a west Jutland. Ceremonial carriages. Probably made in central Europe by Celtic artisans. 50 BC. National Museum of Denmark

Metal Age. Golden bowls. 1000-800 BC. From Borgbjerg Banke
Art. Prehistory. Metal Age. Golden bowls. 1000-800 BC. Decorated with sun symbols, and several have a handle with a horses head. Used as drinking cups at rituals feasts

Curved swords. From Rorby, Zealand. C. 1550 BC. Bronze Age
Curved swords sacrificed in a bog. C. 1550 BC. Bronze Age. Made in Scandinavia. From Rorby, western Zealand. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Trepanned skull of a man. 3500-3400 BC. Denmark
Trepanned skull of a man. 21-35 years old. 3500-3400 BC. From Dojringe Mose, Zealand. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

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