Sacrificing Collection

Alexander the Great on the eve of Gaugamela
Alexander the Great at the fire altar on the eve of the battle of Gaugamela. The scene, described by Plutarch followed a portentous eclipse of the moon

India - Calcutta - Sacrificing a goat early 1900s

TIBETANS YAK SACRIFICE
Tibetans sacrificing a yak : at the death of a tribesman the animal is precipitated from a high cliff on which it has been driven Date: 1905

Gilles de Rais(1404-1440) is accused of evoking the Devil by sacrificing small children, for this and other wickedness he is condemned to death. Date: circa 1440

Swiss hero Arnold von Winkelried sacrificing himself
Swiss hero Arnold von Winkelried throwing himself on the Austrian pikes at the battle of Sempach, 1386. Arnoldo di Winkelried. After a painting by Konrad Grob

Dasara festival - Gurkhas - NWFP
Gurkhas sacrificing a water buffalo as part of the Dasara festival, held for 10 days in September October. This regiment are British colonial forces stationed in the North West Frontier Province

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

VESTALS SACRIFICING
Roman Vestal Virgins make a sacrifice, probably of precious spices

Greek art. Munich Votive Relief. About 200 BC. Family about
Greek art. Munich Votive Relief. About 200 BC. In a idyllic landscape a family about to make a sacrifice approaches the god, seated on a throne, and his companion. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Pre-Columbian art. Lintel 15 from Yaxchilan, Late Classic Ma
Pre-Columbian art. Central America. Maya. Lintel 15 from Yaxchilan, Late Classic Maya. 8th century. British Museum, London

Bronze Age. Four interlaced plaits. From Farup at Vindum, central Jutland. C. 350 BC. National Museum of Denmark

CALCHAS, Greek soothsayer who correctly predicted duration of Trojan War, saw necessity for sacrificing Iphigenia &c, but died of disappointment when defeated by rival Mopsus

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

Ara Pacis Augustae. Aeneas sacrificing to the Penates. Relie
Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Aeneas sacrificing to the Penates. Two young attendants in short tunics, with laurel wreaths

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

Bronze Age. Hair in the form of braided locks was also sacrifice in the bogs. Sometimes several plaits were tied together. These deposits can be seen as both small and large sacrifices

WW1 - Cartoon - The Kaiser
WW1 - A cartoon illustrating mocking the Hohenzollern Kaiser (possibly German Emperor Wilhem II), illustrating the notion that in order to save himself

Abraham Sacrificing Isaac. Slattery, John Joseph d.1859

Mithras from Cabra. 2nd c. Depicting Mitra god sacrificing a bull. Roman art. Sculpture on marble. SPAIN. Cordoba. Archaeological Museum of Cordoba. Proc: SPAIN. Cabra

Book of the Moghul. Ms. 8300. 17th c. Brahman priest sacrificing a goat to the fire. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

Nestor of Gerenia sacrifices

Sacrificing a Sheep
The Spartan general Pausanias sacrifices a sheep before engaging the Persians at Plataea : he wins the battle, though whether because of his sacrifice, only the gods know

High Priests Sacrifice
Sacrificing to atone for sins - the High Priest can afford to slaughter a whole cow

Poor Mans Sacrifice
Sacrificing to atone for sins - the poor man can afford to slaughter only a single bird

Vestals Sacrificing
Roman Vestal Virgins make a sacrifice, probably of precious spices

Myth / Tibet / Monkey
THE TORTOISE & THE MONKEY Although the monkey showed him kindness, the ungrateful tortoise still tried to trick him into sacrificing his heart to save the tortoises wife

Las Cases reproaches Peruvians for sacrificing children
Las Casas reproaches Peruvians at Guacheta for sacrificing children to their gods

Natives of Florida sacrificing babies to their king
Natives of Florida sacrifice their first-born babies to their king, shocking a French witness

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