Ritual Collection (page 10)

The Procession of the Sacred Bull Apis, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
The Procession of the Sacred Bull Apis, late 19th or early 20th century. From a private collection

Purification of Mummies, detail from a temple wall painting, Thebes, Egypt

Easter Island, Religious Festival, 1872. Artist: Louis Marie Julien Viaud
Easter Island, Religious Festival, 1872

The Circumcision, early 16th century. Artist: Lodovico Mazzolini
The Circumcision, early 16th century. Mary and Joseph have brought the infant Jesus to the Temple for the ceremony of circumcision

The Presentation at the Temple and the Flight Into Egypt, 1394-1399. Artist: Melchior Broederlam
The Presentation at the Temple and the Flight Into Egypt, 1394-1399. Right-hand panel of an altar triptych from the Carthusian monastery, Dijon, France

The Baptism of Jesus by St John the Baptist, c1334. Artist: Vardan Lorets i
The Baptism of Jesus by St John the Baptist, c1334. St John and Jesus, with his hand lifted in blessing with three fingers raised

The Funeral at Ornans, 1850. Artist: Gustave Courbet
The Funeral at Ornans, 1850. This realistic representation of a simple country funeral, with the village priest leading the cortege to the open grave where the mourners are waiting

Patagonians in a toldo or skin tent, 1830 (1839). On the right is the tomb of a child who has recently died and facing it are the stuffed skins of two horses which have been sacrificed

Natives of the Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, slaughtering swine before Captain Cook, c1778. Captain James Cook, the famed navigator and hydrographer, transformed our knowledge of the Pacific region

Bronze Figurine of Bear, used in Shamans Ritual, Perm Region, Russia
Bronze Figurine of Bear, used in Shamans Ritual. Perm Region, Russia

Chinese Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel, late Shang Dynasty 12th-11th century BC. Spouted ritual wine vessel (guang). The Shang dynasty is the earliest dynasty of traditional Chinese history supported by

Tibetan Black Hat used in Ritual Black Hat Dance, of pre-Buddhist origin. One of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the Karma Kagyu are sometimes called the Black Hat Lamas

The Shah-i-Zindeh or Living King necropolis, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 14-15th Century. Artist: CM Dixon
The Shah-i-Zindeh or Living King necropolis, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 14-15th Century. This was the burial place of most of the Timurid princes

Sunrise on Megalithic Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Sunrise on Megalithic Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire, 20th century. Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, one of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain

Rollright Stones, 2000 BC, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire borders, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Rollright Stones, 2000 BC, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire borders, 20th century. Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments near the village of Long Compton on the borders of Oxfordshire

Tibetan mask used in ritual dance, c9th century
This Tibetan mask is used in the ritual Black Hat dance, which is of pre-Buddhist origin, c9th century

Chinese Bronze Ritual Vessel, 10th century BC
Chinese Bronze Ritual Vessel Tsun in the form of a short-eared owl, from the Victoria and Albert Museums collection, 10th century BC

Paleolithic ritual burial of a woman
The burial of a 25-30 year old woman from St. Germain-le-Ridiere, France. The skull has red ochre markings, suggesting a ritual burial

Ritual axe-head in the shape of a leopard from Crete, now in the Archaeological Museum in Heracleion

Portrait of a young Man praying, ca 1485. Artist: Memling, Hans (1433 / 40-1494)
Portrait of a young Man praying, ca 1485. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Chinese bronze ritual vessel, 12th century BC
Detail of a Shang Dynasty Chinese bronze ritual vessel, showing a rams head. From the British Museums collection, 12th century BC

Votive relief of an athlete making a lustration, 2nd century
Votive relief of an athlete making a lustration, from the Capitoline Museums collection in Rome, 2nd century

Sri Lankan dancer. Artist: CM Dixon
A Sri Lankan dancer, dancing rituals to propitiate Hindu and Vedic gods

Sri Lankan dancers. Artist: CM Dixon
Sri Lankan dancers, dancing rituals to propitiate Hindu and Vedic gods

Detail from the Celtic Gundestrop Cauldron, 3rd century
Detail from the Gundestrop Cauldron, a Celtic silver ritual cauldron. It depicts a Celtic goddess, 3rd century

Pair of bronze ritual iron age spoons
Pair 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

Lisivigeen Stone Circle, a ritual site
Lisivigeen Stone Circle in County Kerry, Ireland. A ritual site with a henge monument - note the circular mound around the circle

Incised neolithic drawings of a ritual dance from the Grotta di Addaura near Palermo

Mayan vessel in the shape of the rain-god Chac Mool
Mayan eagle-vase in the shape of the rain-god Chac Mool, probably used as an offering-bowl for human heads at sacrifices

Lintel 24, Maya, Late Classic period, c600-900
Maya relief of a priest cutting his tongue on a rope of thorns, from Lintel 24, House E, at Menche, Late Classic period, c600-900

Native American ritual club
A 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

Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of the scribe Adda, 22nd century BC
Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of the scribe Adda. It represents a new year ritual, and from left to right are: Ninurth carrying a bow, Ishtar with wings, Shamash with sun-bird and saw, and Ea

Babylonian terracotta plaque showing ritual fornication associated with fertility rites and cult of Ishtar/Astarte), currently at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Sumerian stone plaque showing ritual offerings to a King, now in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Lindow Man, found in a peat moss bog in Ireland, c2nd century BC
A Celtic iron age man, approximately twenty, found in 1984 in Lindow Moss peat bog, Cheshire. It is likely that he was ritually killed before being deposited in the bog, c2nd century BC

Statuette of the genie La Balafre, Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC
Statuette of the genie La Balafre (the scarred one), Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC. The genies body is covered with snake scales. The scar symbolises a destructive ritual

Step Pyramid of King Djoser behind the Niles flood plain, Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer) behind the Niles flood plain, Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC

Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer) in the distance, Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer) in the distance, Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC

Small Pyramid near Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Small Pyramid near Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC

Small tomb near Step Pyramid, Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Small tomb near Step Pyramid, Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC. Thie tomb is near the Step Pyramid and to the south of the old Pyramids, meanwhile the Giza Pyramids are visible in the distance on the left

Looking up from the foot of Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Looking up from the foot of the Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. The pyramid was encased in white stone the remains of which can be seen lower left

Distant view of the Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC

View from the left of Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC

Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer) behind ruins of temple, Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer) behind ruins of temple, Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC. The pyramid rises above the palms of the Nile Valley

Step Pyramid (behind palms) of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. The pyramid rises above the palms of the Nile Valley. It is believed to have been deigned by the architect Imhotep

Step Pyramid (behind palms) of King Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. The pyramid rises above the palms of the Nile Valley. It is believed to have been deigned by the architect Imhotep

Relief showing Rameses II before Ptah, The Ramesseum, Temple of Rameses II, Luxor, Egypt, c1250 BC
Relief showing Rameses II before Ptah, The Ramesseum, Temple of Rameses II, Luxor, West Bank, Egypt. Ramasses II reigned between 1279 BC and 1213 BC

Relief showing Thoth, The Ramesseum, Temple of Rameses II, Luxor, Egypt, c1300 BC
Relief showing Thoth, The Ramesseum, Temple of Rameses II, Luxor, West Bank, Egypt

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