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Temple Ritual Scene from Hatra
This limestone slab was carved in prominent sunken relief and depicts a temple ritual scene. A male figure wearing the head cap of Hatrene kings (very probably Sanatruq I who reigned c. 140 - 180 CE), holds a small bowl in his left hand while...
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Western Zhou Ritual Vessel
Bronze ritual vessel, Western Zhou Dynasty, 1100-1000 BCE. Henan Province, China. The ancient Chinese tradition of preparing ceremonial meals for ancestors dates back to the Shang dynasty (1500-1050 BCE). An inscription inside this bowl...
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Jomon Period Stone Ritual Object
This stone ritual object comes from Japan and dates to the Jomon period, between 3000-400 BCE. (Tokyo National Museum)
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Pawnee Morning Star Ritual Miniature Model
A miniature model (diorama) of the Pawnee Morning Star Ritual from the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Chinese Bronze You Ritual Vessel
The "you" type bronze ritual vessel is a form of a lidded vessel. The container was made by adjoining two birds back to back. Shang Dynasty, 13th to 12th century BCE. From modern-day China. (The British Museum, London).
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Prehistoric Armenian Ritual Ware
This elegant ritual ware vessel is made of clay and dates from the 12th-9th century BCE. It was excavated in what is present-day Armenia. (Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Taronik, Armenia)
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Japanese Ritual Implement Stand
This ritual stand has a lotus flower and arabesque design. It is made of gilt bronze and dates from the 12th century CE, which corresponds to the Heian era. Important cultural property. (Tokyo National Museum)
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Ashurnasirpal II in a Ritual Scene
This alabaster bas-relief was donated by Sir James Young (a pioneer in Gynecology and Obstetrics and former president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh) to the Society of Antiquities in Scotland in 1865 CE. The panel depicts...
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Urartian Ritual Vessel with Bull Heads
This Urartian ritual vessel made from baked clay is decorated with the heads of three bulls. It was found in the Biani tomb in what's present-day Yerevan, Armenia, and it dates from the 8th century BCE. (Erebuni Historical and Archaeological...
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Ancient Ritual Ware from Armenia
This elegant ritual ware vessel is made of clay and dates from the 12th-9th century BCE. It was excavated in what is present-day Armenia. (Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Taronik, Armenia)
