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Ritual vessel (pou), Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 6th century BCE. Creator: UnknownRitual vessel (pou), Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 6th century BCE
Incense boat, 1550-1600, (1881). Creator: F BrownIncense boat, 1550-1600, (1881). Etching of a boat-shaped container used for storing the incense used in Catholic ritual. It is constructed of rock crystal with silver mounts, partially gilded
The box, which served her as a shield, was speedily cut in two... 1919. Creator: UnknownThe box, which served her as a shield, was speedily cut in two... 1919....and there appeared, unfolding and fluttering in the breeze as they fell, a little winding-sheet
Totemistic Ritual Among the Australian Blacks, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Offering to the Dead, 1880. Artist: AntiqueOffering to the Dead, 1880. The veneration of the dead, including ones ancestors, is based on love and respect for the deceased. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev. Alfred J
Chinese ritual wine vessel, 1958. For ritual and ceremonial use, from Zhengzhou, Henan province. A print from The Fitzwilliam Museum an Illustrated Survey, Trianon Press, 1958
Bronze Figurine of Bear, used in Shamans Ritual, Perm Region, RussiaBronze Figurine of Bear, used in Shamans Ritual. Perm Region, Russia
Chinese Bronze Ritual Vessel, 10th century BCChinese Bronze Ritual Vessel Tsun in the form of a short-eared owl, from the Victoria and Albert Museums collection, 10th century BC
Chinese bronze ritual vessel, 12th century BCDetail of a Shang Dynasty Chinese bronze ritual vessel, showing a rams head. From the British Museums collection, 12th century BC
Detail from the Celtic Gundestrop Cauldron, 3rd centuryDetail from the Gundestrop Cauldron, a Celtic silver ritual cauldron. It depicts a Celtic goddess, 3rd century
Pair of bronze ritual iron age spoonsPair of bronze ritual spoons found in an Iron Age grave at Pen Bryn in Wales. One has an inscribed cross, the other a small hole. Now from the National Museums collection of Wales in Cardiff
Native American ritual clubA pacific north-west coast Native American ritual club with a bears head, made from elk antler. It was used as a slave killer at potlach festivals. Currently at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh
Bronze ritual vessel, Shang dynasty, China, 12th century BC
Celtic flesh hook, 6th centuryCeltic flesh hook (their purpose is unknown, but are possibly ritual objects) from County Antrim, Ireland, from the British Museums collection, 6th century
African Bronze Ofo Ritual Casting, Western Ibo. The Ofo is a sacred symbol of worship of the Igbo people. At British Museum