Sacred Collection (page 4)

The Carmelite Nuns in the Warming Hall, mid 18th century. Artist: Charles Guillot
The Carmelite Nuns in the Warming Hall, mid 18th century. From the Musee d Art et d Histoire, St Denis, France

Virgin of Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain. This Black Madonna in the Benedictine Abbey of Montserrat is said to have been carved by St Luke

Descent from the Cross, 16th century. Artist: Jacopo Bassano il vecchio
Descent from the Cross, 16th century. From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

Adoration of the Magi, 1507. Artist: Hans Baldung
Adoration of the Magi, 1507. From the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Epiphany, late 14th / early 15th century. Artist: Taddeo di Bartolo
Epiphany, late 14th/early 15th century

Chinese Jade, Representation of Taoist Sacred Mountain with Hermits Hut, c1636-1912. Symbolised the retreat aspect of Taoism. Chi ing Dynasty

Egyptian Bronze Cat, Sacred to the Goddess Bastet, Roman Period. c664BC-332 BC. The Gayer-Anderson Cat is an Ancient Egyptian statue of a cat, which dates from the Late Period (around 664-332 BC)

Olympia. Model of the Sacred Site in Greece with Temples and stadium beyond, c20th century
Model of Olympia, Sacred Site in Greece with Temples and stadium beyond, c20th century. Olympia was a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula

Minoan Sacred Dance, Palaikastro, Eastern Crete, Post-Palatial Period, c1400BC- c1100 BC. Archeaeological Museum, Heraklion

Guardian Spirit on Frieze on Outer Wall of the Tivanka Shrine, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, 20th century. 12th century Buddhist frieze of Guardian Spirit on the outer wall of the Tivanka Temple in

Elephant Frieze on Base of Audience Hall, Polunnaruwa, Sri Lanka, 20th century. 12th century relief carving of Elephant in the Audience Hall of the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa

12th century Lankatilaka, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
12th century Lankatilaka, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. 20th century. Emblematic structures of the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa in North Central Province, Sri Lanka

Detail from the west front of Conques Abbey, 11th century
Detail from the west front of Conques Abbey, showing the Last Judgement and the Blessed in Heaven, 11th century

Inside the Diktaen cave above the village of Pyschro on Crete. It is the reputed birthplace of Zeus, and was sacred since before Minoan times. A lot of votive objects have been found here

Italian earthenware plate, Erysichthon felling a tree in grove of Ceres, 16th century
Depiction of Erysichthon felling a tree in the sacred grove of Ceres (Ovids Metamorphoses VIII), on an Italian earthenware plate, from the V&As collection, 16th century

Phoenician ivory of a woman at a window, 8th century BC
Phoenician ivory panel depicting a womans head and shoulders wearing an Egyptian wig and necklace, looking through a window. Found at the North West Palace at Nimrud

Mummified bull, from Thebes, Egypt, Roman Period, after 30 BC. Bulls were sacred to several gods through which they issued oracles. From the British Museums Collection

Painting on the outer walls of the inner shrine of the Temple of the Tooth, 17th century
Painting on the outer walls of the inner shrine of the Temple of the Tooth, where the sacred relic of the tooth of Gautama Buddha is kept, 17th century

Sacred bo-tree at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, planted here from a shoot brought from the bo-tree under which Buddha found enlightenment

Statuette of an owl from the Acropolis
Statuette of an owl, sacred to Athena, from her sanctuary on the Acropolis

Glazed Brick relief of a bull on the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC
Glazed Brick relief of a bull on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC

Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of a bull-man and hero. Each is holding a bull by the horns, and in the centre is a stylised mountain with a sacred tree on top

Dragon sacred to the god Marduk, detail of the Ishtar Gate, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Detail of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC
Detail of the Ishtar Gate leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Brick relief of a lion on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC
Glazed Brick relief of a lion on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Reliefs of Ramesses III, Mortuary Temple of Rameses III, Medinat Habu, Egypt. c12th century BC
Reliefs of Ramesses III, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, Medinat Habu, Luxor, Egypt, c12th century BC. The reliefs show Ramesses III before Amun-Ra

Closeup of Sphinxs head, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC
Closeup of a sphinxs head from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC. The avenue of Sphinxes leads the way to the Temple sacred to Amun, Mut and Khons

Frontal view of sphinx from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt
Frontal view of a sphinx from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC. The avenue of Sphinxes leads the way to the Temple sacred to Amun, Mut and Khons

A sphinx from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC
A sphinx from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC. The avenue of Sphinxes leads the way to the Temple sacred to Amun, Mut and Khons

Obelisk of Ramesses II, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c13th century BC
Obelisk of Rameses II, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c13th century BC. Rameses II reigned between 1307 BC and 1237 BC

Relief of the Pharaoh smiting his enemies, Temple sacred to Amun, Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt

Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons (Khonsu), Luxor, Egypt
Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons (Khonsu) the sacred triad of Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The temple was built from the 12th Dynasty onwards including much by Amenhotep III and Rameses II

Ram-headed sphinxes, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt. The Ram-headed Shinx is sacred to Amun-Ra. Each one protects an image of the Pharaoh in the avenue leading into the Great Temple of Amun at Karnak

The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, 19th century. Artist: Visily Ivanovithch Navosoff
The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, 19th century. Men and women praying at the Wailing Wall. The wall, also known as the Western Wall is the only remnant of the Temple in Jerusalem

Tibetan Buddhist mandala. A mandala is a symbolic diagram used in meditation and in sacred ceremonies. From the British Museum

A Puritan Family, 1563
A Puritan Family - father teaching his family to sing Psalms rather than vayne and tryflying ballades, 1563. From the position of his hands it seems he is using a mnemonic device such as

Sacred Lake and temple ruins, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Sacred Lake and temple ruins, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Bronze head of the Egyptian god Ra, probably from the bow of a sacred boat. The solar disc has been broken off. From the British Museums collection

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

Zoroastrian High Priest reciting before the sacred fire, 19th century. Zoroastrians are a remnant of the ancient Iranian fire-worshippers who followed the system of belief founded by Zoroaster

The Ark of the Covenant, 1557. The Ark containing the two tablets of the Law given by God to Moses, sacred to the Jews. From Prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon by Conrad Lycosthenes. (Basel, 1557)

Sanctuary of the Ark of the Covenant, 16th century. The Ark containing the two tablets of the Law given by God to Moses, sacred to the Jews, guarded by Angels in its sanctuary

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