Cella Collection (page 5)

Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt, c1503 - c1483 BC
Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt, c1503-c1483 BC. Queen Hatshepsut reigned with Tuthmosis III between 1503 BC and 1483 BC

Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut viewed from ground, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt, c1503-c1483 BC
Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut viewed from the ground, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut reigned alongside Tuthmosis III from 1503-1483 BC

The Entrance to the Tea Rooms, c1886-1908. Artist: Mizuno Toshikata
The Entrance to the Tea Rooms, c1886-1908. A geisha kneels before a shrine in a courtyard (left), while a second geisha places a pair of shoes on the ground

Golden shrine of the Egyptian pharoah Tutankhamun, c1325 BC
Golden shrine of the Egyptian pharoah Tutankhamun, c1323 BC. Tutankhamun came to the throne as a young boy in 1333 BC. Although he only ruled for 10 years Tutankhamun is one of the best known Ancient

Carving in a cave shrine, Sokkuram, near Kyongju, South Korea. Buddhism was intrduced into Korea in the late 4th century. The area around Kyongju was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000

Shrine of Buddha, in a cave at Sokkuram, near Kyongju, South Korea. Buddhism was intrduced into Korea in the late 4th century

Gebel Silsileh, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Gebel Silsileh, Egypt, 1878. Tombs and shrines cut into the rock above the River Nile. They are thought to date from the 19th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (13th century BC)

Detail from the frieze in the cella of the temple of Apollo at Bassae, 5th century BC
Detail from the frieze in the cella of the temple of Apollo at Bassae, showing Heracles fighting Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, from the British Museums collection, 5th century BC

Stupa, Buddhist shrine, Abeygyriya, Sri Lanka

Relief showing scene from a sutra, Barabudur, Java, c750-850. Photograph

Side wall of the chariot, Temple of the Sun, Konarak, India, 13th century. Dedicated to the worship of the Hindu sun god Surya, this Hindu temple is designed in the form of a huge horse-drawn chariot

South gate (torana) architraves of the Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, 75-50 BC. Photograph

Minoan pottery shrine containing a goddess with raised arms. On the roof two human figures watch the goddess through the light-well

Minoan Poppy Goddess - note the poppy-heads on her crown - from a shrine at Gazi, near Heracleion on Crete. From the Archaeological Museum of Heracleion, Crete

The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, built 685-69. The oldest existing Muslim monument, built 685-691 as a shrine for pilgrims (a mashhad)

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