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Sarawak: Sea Dayak men at a head feast. Photograph.
Reference: 31453i
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The death (or Dormition) of the Virgin. Etching by Rembrandt, 1639.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.Date: 1639Reference: 21530i
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Simeon takes the infant Christ in his arms. Etching by A. Smith.
Reference: 22011i
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Mesoamerican healers / edited by Brad R. Huber and Alan R. Sandstrom.
Date: 2001
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People crowd around a dying person's bed in grief while final rites are being read. Stipple engraving by N. Schiavonetti, 1812, after R. Westall.
Westall, Richard, 1765-1836.Date: 25 March 1812Reference: 17296i
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Holy Roman Empire: a ceremony in which vassals are invested with enfeoffments from the Emperor. Engraving by P. Fehr.
Fehr, Peter, 1681-1740?Date: [between 1700 and 1740]Reference: 3022650i
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Boer War: page two of an article entitled "women in the war" with illustrations of a ceremony on the hospital ship "Maine" and the hospital ship "Princess of Wales". Halftone, 1900, after text by A. Hugh Fisher and pictures by S. Begg.
Begg, Samuel, active 1886-1900.Date: [1900]Reference: 23847i
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Christ is circumcised in a crowded church. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1594.
Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617.Date: 1594Reference: 22001i
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The circumcision of Christ. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
Guercino, 1591-1666.Reference: 24022i
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The Hopi snake dance : fact and fancy / Robert F. Heizer.
Heizer, Robert F. (Robert Fleming), 1915-1979.Date: 1944
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Jephthah's daughter contemplating her virginity and her imminent death, surrounded by woeful attendants with musical instruments. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1846, after H. O'Neil.
O'Neil, Henry, 1817-1880.Date: 1846Reference: 20812i
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Headhunting and the body in Iron Age Europe / Ian Armit.
Armit, Ian.Date: 2012
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Peyote, the divine cactus / Edward F. Anderson.
Anderson, Edward F., 1932-2001.Date: [1980], ©1980
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Smoke signals for the gods : ancient Greek sacrifice from the Archaic through Roman periods / F.S. Naiden.
Naiden, F. S.Date: [2013], ©2013
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Ritual and belief : studies in the history of religion / by Edwin Sidney Hartland.
Hartland, Edwin Sidney, 1848-1927.Date: 1914
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Followers of Sri Chaitanya in a procession with flags, drums, dancing and singing. Transfer lithograph.
Reference: 26179i
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Episodes in the Pentateuch involving sacrifice, worship and idol-worshipping. Engraving.
Reference: 20167i
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A man hangs from hooks in his back, watched by a group of musicians and a crowd of people in a market square in India. Coloured aquatint by T. Medland after C. Gold, ca. 1803.
Gold, Charles, Captain.Date: [1803?]Reference: 640699i
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The presentation of the Virgin. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G.A. Sirani.
Sirani, Giovanni Andrea, 1610-1670.Reference: 11792i
Part of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
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Anselmus Franciscus (1635-1695), archiepiscopal of Aschaffenburg, on his bier, dressed in his habit and surrounded by his regalia. Line engraving with etching.
Reference: 46640i
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A dancing couple from the Pujari caste. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 28675i
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Human decapitation in ancient Mesoamerica / Christopher L. Moser.
Moser, Christopher L.Date: 1973
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A shaman banging a drum and dancing invoke spirits to cure a sick man. Engraving by S. Davenport.
Reference: 21409i
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Bacchus carried on a chariot pulled by leopards, accompanied by a drunken procession of bacchants and satyrs, with Silenus and two elephants. Etching by P. Aquila after P. Berrettini da Cortona, 16--.
Pietro, da Cortona, 1597-1669.Date: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 26941i
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The newly-born Virgin Mary is washed by maids; Bacchus waits by the bath. Etching by J. Audran.
Audran, Jean, 1667-1756Reference: 21793i

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Sarawak: Sea Dayak men at a head feast. Photograph.

The death (or Dormition) of the Virgin. Etching by Rembrandt, 1639.

Simeon takes the infant Christ in his arms. Etching by A. Smith.

Mesoamerican healers / edited by Brad R. Huber and Alan R. Sandstrom.

People crowd around a dying person's bed in grief while final rites are being read. Stipple engraving by N. Schiavonetti, 1812, after R. Westall.

Holy Roman Empire: a ceremony in which vassals are invested with enfeoffments from the Emperor. Engraving by P. Fehr.

Boer War: page two of an article entitled "women in the war" with illustrations of a ceremony on the hospital ship "Maine" and the hospital ship "Princess of Wales". Halftone, 1900, after text by A. Hugh Fisher and pictures by S. Begg.

Christ is circumcised in a crowded church. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1594.

The circumcision of Christ. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

The Hopi snake dance : fact and fancy / Robert F. Heizer.

Jephthah's daughter contemplating her virginity and her imminent death, surrounded by woeful attendants with musical instruments. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1846, after H. O'Neil.

Headhunting and the body in Iron Age Europe / Ian Armit.

Peyote, the divine cactus / Edward F. Anderson.

Smoke signals for the gods : ancient Greek sacrifice from the Archaic through Roman periods / F.S. Naiden.

Ritual and belief : studies in the history of religion / by Edwin Sidney Hartland.

Followers of Sri Chaitanya in a procession with flags, drums, dancing and singing. Transfer lithograph.

Episodes in the Pentateuch involving sacrifice, worship and idol-worshipping. Engraving.

A man hangs from hooks in his back, watched by a group of musicians and a crowd of people in a market square in India. Coloured aquatint by T. Medland after C. Gold, ca. 1803.

The presentation of the Virgin. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G.A. Sirani.

Anselmus Franciscus (1635-1695), archiepiscopal of Aschaffenburg, on his bier, dressed in his habit and surrounded by his regalia. Line engraving with etching.

A dancing couple from the Pujari caste. Gouache drawing.

Human decapitation in ancient Mesoamerica / Christopher L. Moser.

A shaman banging a drum and dancing invoke spirits to cure a sick man. Engraving by S. Davenport.

Bacchus carried on a chariot pulled by leopards, accompanied by a drunken procession of bacchants and satyrs, with Silenus and two elephants. Etching by P. Aquila after P. Berrettini da Cortona, 16--.

The newly-born Virgin Mary is washed by maids; Bacchus waits by the bath. Etching by J. Audran.