Ritual Collection (page 8)

The circumcision of Christ, a group of men, women and angels surrounding him, the young Saint John the Baptist at lower right, after Reni, 1687-1717

The Circumcision of Christ, a group of men and women surrounding him, an angel in the foreground, after Reni, 1765

Glass Panel with Profanation of Jerusalem and the Sacred Rites of The Temple, German or South Netherlandish, 16th century

Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), 15th century

Bugaku Scroll, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Bugaku Scroll, 17th century. Shinto court performance known as gagaku with a Bugaku dance performed by court nobles and guilds of professional musicians at rituals and banquets. Edo period (1615-1868)

Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, 1878. Creator: Jules Tavernier
Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, 1878

Vamana being blessed by King Bali, ca. 1780s. Creator: Unknown
Vamana being blessed by King Bali, ca. 1780s. The prince holds his hands forward for ritual purification

Leaves of Wild Ginger (Aoi), from the Phantom Genji Scrolls... mid-17th century
" Leaves of Wild Ginger" (Aoi), from the Phantom Genji Scrolls (Maboroshi no Genji monogatari emaki), mid-17th century

Mandala of the One-Syllable Golden Wheel, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Mandala of the One-Syllable Golden Wheel, 18th century. The Mandala of the One-Syllable Golden Wheel (Japanese: Ichiji Kinrin Mandara) envisions the power of a single Sanskrit syllable

Algeria, Djemila, Gd Thermes
The Great Baths (the Grand Thermes), in the ancient Roman city of Djemila (Cuicul), Algeria, December 2007

Algeria, Djemila, Baptistery, baths
Tile detail on the bath of the Baptistery, constructed in order to baptise Christians, dating from the 4th century AD, the Roman site of Djemila (Cuicul), Algeria, December 2007

Incense boat, 1550-1600, (1881). Creator: F Brown
Incense 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

Herma of Hermes (From the Tempio di Apollo), 1st century. Creator: Art of Ancient Rome
Herma of Hermes (From the Tempio di Apollo), 1st century. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

The Anointing, 1922. Creator: Henry Traut
The Anointing, 1922. Players in the Oberammergau Passion Play. The play is performed every 10 years, on open-air stages, by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany

The box, which served her as a shield, was speedily cut in two... 1919. Creator: Unknown
The 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

Magi Round the Sacred Fire, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Magi Round the Sacred Fire, 1890. Zoroastrian traditions of the fire temples date c600 BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Offerings, 1910. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
Offerings, 1910. Private Collection

Burning the dead body of a Lama, c1802. Creator: Unknown
Burning the dead body of a Lama, c1802. Buddhist monks performing a cremation ritual. Engraving published in the " English Encyclopedia" published by George Kearsley

Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Religious Ceremony of the Inhabitants of the Isle of Hispaniola, c1721. Creator: Bernard Picart
Religious Ceremony of the Inhabitants of the Isle of Hispaniola, c1721. Indigenous people drumming and dancing during a celebration for the gods, on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola

Japanese Marriage Customs, pub. 1824. Creator: Japanese School (19th century)
Japanese Marriage Customs, plate from Bijzonderheden over Japan published 1824 (colour litho). A plate for Illustrations of Japan by Isaac Titsingh (1745-1812)

Offerings of Food, 19th Century. Creator: Japanese School (19th century)
Offerings of Food, 19th Century (colour woodblock print). From a 19th century album of woodcuts

Samurai Warriors on the March, 19th Century. Creator: Japanese School (19th century)
Samurai Warriors on the March, 19th Century (colour woodblock print). From a 19th century album of woodcuts

Japanese Marriage: the two families meeting, with mediator; pub. 1824. Creator: Japanese School
Japanese Marriage: the two families meeting, with mediator; plate from Bijzonderheden over Japan published 1824 (colour lithograph)

Warlord watches Samurai practising their Swordplay, 19th Century. Creator: Japanese School
Warlord watches Samurai practising their Swordplay, 19th Century (colour woodblock print). From a 19th century album of woodcuts

Primitive Cultures in Ritual and Festival Masks - Festival mask and Cow-face mask, c1935
Quaint Symbolism of Primitive Cultures in Ritual and Festival Masks - Festival mask and Cow-face mask, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton

Totemistic Ritual Among the Australian Blacks, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Crucifixion. Miniature in the Missale parvum, manuscript on parchment, c. 1075 - 1100

Letter I illuminated with figurations of the bust of Jesus Christ and an evangelist, corresponding to the part of the four Gospels in the Missale Parvum, manuscript on parchment, c

Table of concordance of the four gospels, biblical references are framed between columns crowned with horseshoes, capitals and bases decorated with human and animal heads

Missale Parvum. Manuscript on parchment, c. 1075 - 1100, work attributed to the Scriptorium of the Cathedral of Girona

Roman Pontifical of Vic, manuscript on parchment made probably in the scriptorium of the Cathedral of Vic, c.1090

Cave paintings typical of the Levantine art, found in the Roca dels Moros or Cogull Cave (Lleida), scene of nine women dancing around a man, with overlapping animal figures

Mahatma Gandhi visiting London for Round Table conferences, September 1931. Artist
Mahatma Gandhi visiting London for Round Table conferences, September 1931. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul)

Ceremony in the Inca capital of Cuzco, Peru, c1820-1839. Artist: Jules Ferrario
Ceremony in the Inca capital of Cuzco, Peru, c1820-1839. Manco Capac confers distinction on the Princes of the Blood by piercing their ears

Smoothing the Place Dance, c1889-1913. Artist: Amos Bad Heart Buffalo
Smoothing the Place Dance, c1889-1913

Assembly of Freemasons before the initiation of a master, c1733. From The Ceremonies of Religion and Custom, c1733

Assembly of Freemasons to initiate an apprentice, c1733. From The Ceremonies of Religion and Custom, c1733

Costume design for the ballet The Rite of Spring by I. Stravinsky. Adoration of the Earth (L Adoration), 1922. Private Collection

Jephthas Daughter. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Meditation. Found in the Collection of Galleria d Arte Moderna Achille Forti

German Funeral Sacrifice, 1882. Artist: Anonymous
German Funeral Sacrifice, 1882. Private Collection

Portrait of a Man praying. Artist: Benson, Ambrosius (1495-1550)
Portrait of a Man praying. Found in the collection of Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

The Interpretation of the Victim. Artist: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)
The Interpretation of the Victim. Found in the collection of Liechtenstein Museum

A Young Man at Prayer, 1470s. Artist: Memling, Hans (1433 / 40-1494)
A Young Man at Prayer, 1470s. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The offering of the jews, ca 1465. Artist: Master of the Gathering of Manna (active 1460-1470)
The offering of the jews, ca 1465. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Sacrifice to Jupiter. Artist: Coypel, Noel (1628-1707)
Sacrifice to Jupiter. Found in the collection of Musee de l Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles

Double page of the Gospel Book of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 14th century. Artist: Russian master
Double page of the Gospel Book of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 14th century. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

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