Cella Collection (#2)

Bhairavi Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes), ca. 1640-50. Female devotee worshiping at a Shaiva shrine inside a palace compound

Buddha Enthroned in a Shrine, Leaf from... Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita... ca
Buddha Enthroned in a Shrine, Leaf from a dispersed Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript, ca. 1090. Hands raised in dharmacakra mudra, preaching

Mandala of Kasuga Shrine, early 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Mandala of Kasuga Shrine, early 14th century. Shrine complex at the foot of Mount Mikasa. Buddhist avatars of the five Kasuga deities appear at the top of the scroll. Kamakura period (1185-1333)

Mandala of Wakamiya of Kasuga Shrine (Kasuga wakamiya mandara), early 14th century. Ame-no-Koyane holds a sword with which to cut through the illusions of the unenlightened mind

A Raja Receives Homage Outside the City... from a Dispersed Manuscript, last quarter of 17th cent
A Raja Receives Homage Outside the City: Page from a Dispersed Manuscript, last quarter of the 17th century

Deer Mandala of Kasuga Shrine, late 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Deer Mandala of Kasuga Shrine, late 14th century

Woman with parasol, Nagasaki, Japan, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Woman with parasol and camphor tree at the Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki, Japan, 1898. Kampfer Baum beim O Suwa Tempel. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W

Natha Devale shrine, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Natha Devale shrine, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. The Natha Devalaya is the oldest surviving structure from the Kandyan Kingdom. It was built in the 14th century

St. Albans Shrine, c1870. St Albans Romaneesque Cathedral stands near the supposed site of St Albans martyrdom in 305 AD.. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Edward the Confessors Shrine. Westminster Abbey, c1870. The shrine of Edward the Confessor, the patron saint of difficult marriages

The burial-chapel of SS. Felix and Adauctus in the Catacombs of Commodilla, Rome, Italy, (1928). 4th and 7th Century...In the background the tomb of St

The Two Pilgrims at Highgate, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Two Pilgrims at Highgate, 1872. Until late Victorian times, Highgate was a distinct village outside London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Where Tides climb Temple Stairs - the Famous Sacred Torii Gateway to the Shinto Shrine at Myajima, Japan, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa

Beautiful and Varied Pagoda Shrines of Shwe Dagon, Rangoon, Burma, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Beautiful and Varied Pagoda Shrines from the Steep Stairway of Sacred Shwe Dagon, Rangoon, Burma, c1930s. 6th century gilded Theravada stupa complex on Singuttara Hill in Yangon

Copper gilt pyx, mid 15th century?, (1881). Creator: M Sullivan
Copper gilt pyx, mid 15th century?, (1881). Etching of a hexagonal pyx (container for the host used in the Eucharist), possibly made in England, Germany, or Flanders

Altar of the Virgin Mary, Mariazell, Styria, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Altar of the Virgin Mary, Mariazell, Styria, Austria, c1935. Shrine containing a wooden image of the Virgin, in the Gnadenkapelle (built in 1690)

For Scotlands Fallen - Scottish National War Memorial. The Shrine with seven stained-glass windows and a Casket containing the names of the Fallen, c1948

Transept of the Martyrdom, Canterbury Cathedral, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Transept of the Martyrdom, Canterbury Cathedral, 1890. In the north west transept of Canterbury Cathedral and area known as the Martyrdom

Entrance to a Shinto Temple, in the Nikko district of Japan, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to a Shinto Temple, in the Nikko district of Japan, 1936. Torii at Futarasan jinja, is one of the Shrines and Temples of Nikko, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site

Mercenaries, 1516, (1943). Creator: Urs Graf
Mercenaries, 1516, (1943). Men wearing slashed garments walking past a wayside shrine. Drawing in the Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland

Lake Fuschl, Salzburg, Austria, 1823, (1943). Creator: Ludwig Richter
Lake Fuschl, Salzburg, Austria, 1823, (1943). The Fuschlsee with the Schafberg in the Salzkammergut Mountains. Drawing in the Kupferstichkabinett, Staatlichen Museen, Berlin

Le Pont Sumiyoshi A Osaka, (Sumiyoshi Bridge in Osaka), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Le Pont Sumiyoshi A Osaka, (Sumiyoshi Bridge in Osaka), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule II". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

Tori D Un Temple Shinto, (Tori at a Shinto Temple), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Tori D Un Temple Shinto, (Tori at a Shinto Temple), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule II". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

A Pilgrimage to the Great Mohammedan Shrine at Mecca, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A Pilgrimage to the Great Mohammedan Shrine at Mecca, c1930. Muslim pilgrims entering the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia

The Tomb of Rachel on the Road from Jerusalem to Hebron, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove
The Tomb of Rachel on the Road from Jerusalem to Hebron, 1902. The tomb, located at the northern entrance of Bethlehem, is a traditional maqam. Rachels tomb is the third holiest site in Judaism

The Anointing Stone from the Ambulatory of the Crusaders Church, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove
The Anointing Stone from the Ambulatory of the Crusaders Church, 1902. Inside the entrance to the church of the Holy Sepulchre is the Stone of Anointing traditionally believed to be the spot where

Reliquary of Saint Ursula, c1489. Creator: Unknown
Reliquary of Saint Ursula, c1489. A carved and gilded wooden reliquary in the shape of a Gothic chapel, containing oil on panel inserts of scenes of the life and martyrdom of St Ursula

The Far-famed Seagirt Torii of Miyajima. Quaint Gateway to the Famous Shinto Shrine, Japan, 1905. The Torii Gate, built in 1168, is one of Japans most popular tourist attractions

The Dome of the Rock from Barracks Near the Tower of Antonia, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove
The Dome of the Rock from the Barracks Near the Site of the Tower of Antonia, 1902. From " The Holy Land", painted by John Fulleylove, R.I. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1902]

The base of the Grand Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The base of the Grand Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1895. Buddhist shrines in what is now Yangon, Myanmar. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

The Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1895. Christians believe this to be the place where Jesus underwent the agony in the garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion

My Dear! A Study at Nara, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
My Dear! A Study at Nara, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

The Yomei Gate at Nikko, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
The Yomei Gate at Nikko, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

The Old Torii at Miyajima, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
The Old Torii at Miyajima, 1910. Dedicated to the Shinto god of seas and storms, and brother of the sun goddess Amaterasu and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Miyajima, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Miyajima, 1910. Itsukushima Shrine, dedicated to the Shinto god of seas and storms, and brother of the sun goddess Amaterasu and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Golden Temple, Amritsar, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Golden Temple, Amritsar, 1936. View of the Golden Temple at Amritsar in Punjab, India, the principal shrine of the Sikh religion

Ever-Burning Lamp of Maintenance of Toc H in Allhallows, Barking, c1935
Ever-Burning " Lamp of Maintenance" of " Toc H" in Allhallows, Barking, c1935. The church of All Hallows-by-the-Tower in the City of London dates back to the 11th century

Wood Carved Shrines with Glass Mosaic work at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Built by the Mon people between the 6th and 10th centuries on Singuttara Hill

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

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

The Tomb of Edward the Confessor, (1881). Creator: Unknown
The Tomb of Edward the Confessor, (1881). The Shrine of St Edward (c1003-1066) at Westminster Abbey, London. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Glory of the Central Shrine in the Wat Suthat, Bangkok, c1935. Artist: ENA
Glory of the Central Shrine in the Wat Suthat, Bangkok, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Richly Carved Canopic Shrine Glittering with Gold, c1935. Artist: Harry Burton
Richly Carved Canopic Shrine Glittering with Gold, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire, c1830. The great medieval abbey church of St Albans developed on the site of the shrine to St Alban, who died in 209 and was one of the earliest Christian martyrs

Removal of the gilt shrine from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922-1923. Archaeologist Howard Carter walks alongside the bearers

Five Rathas, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Mahabalipuram (also known as Mamallapuram) is a city founded in the 7th century by the southern Indian Pallava dynasty

Roma - Basilica di S. Lorenzo fuori le Mura, 1910. Its double shape is a most interesting and are example of the basilica of the 4th century with the addition of another basilica of the 13th being

Worshippers at a Shrine of Gautama, 1913. Artist: James Raeburn Middleton
Worshippers at a Shrine of Gautama, 1913. From The Gorgeous East by Frank Elias. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1913]

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