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The tabernacle erected in the wilderness, surrounded by an enclosure and miles of tents. Coloured etching by W. Dickes.
Dickes, William, 1815-1892.Reference: 20079i
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A sacrifice taking place in the tabernacle in the wilderness; the encampments of the Jewish tribes spread out to the horizon. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 20525i
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Krishna with two worshippers, as worshipped in Nathdwara, Rajasthan. Chromolithograph.
Reference: 25935i
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Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London: the Chapel of Votive Tablets. Photograph from a negative of 1913.
Reference: 28972i
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The funeral of a Chinese merchant's wife in Hong Kong. Wood engraving after G.W. Cooke (?), 1859.
Cooke, George Wingrove, 1814-1865.Date: [1859]Reference: 17293i
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The presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Painting.
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Jacob dreams of the heavenly ladder; he consecrates with oil the spot where he slept; he meets Rachel, who is tending sheep in the vicinity of a Mesopotamian city. Woodcut by S.H., 1568, after V. Solis.
Solis, Virgil, 1514-1562.Date: [1568]Reference: 15893i- Pictures
An ancient altar from Hadrian's villa, on a base carved in bas-relief from a carving in Villa Barberini. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1762.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.Date: [between 1768 and 1778]Reference: 3025792i
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The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
Baur, Johann Wilhelm, 1607-1642.Reference: 22005i
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A begging Brahman carrying some rice accompanied by his wife. Gouache drawing.
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An old prophet denounces the proceedings at a lavish sacrifice given by the wayward king Jeroboam. Engraving.
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An altar bearing a Latin inscription surrounded by an array of human skulls and bones and a cloaked skeleton. Photograph by J. Taylor, c. 1881.
Taylor, J. E. (John Edmund), active 1860-1885.Date: 1881Reference: 32810iPart of: Sketches in the Malay archipelago. Album of watercolours and photographs made and collected by J.E. Taylor.