Cella Collection (#5)

The Betyl, a Nabatean Shrine in the Siq

Shrine and house in Kairouan, near the Aghlabite Pools

Horned head from the shrine of a King of Owo from Eastern Yorubaland in Nigeria, now in the British Museum

Pilgrim flask for the shrine of St Menas, 6th century
Pilgrim flask for the shrine of St Menas, an early Christian martyr in Egypt, from Abu Mina, Mariut, Egypt. From the Coptic Museums collection in Cairo, 6th century

Hellenistic relief of a sacrifice at a rustic shrine of a god or hero and his consort, from the Munich Glypotek Museums collection

A stele in front of the Dakhina Stupa, 2nd century
A stele in front of the Dakhina Stupa, a Buddhist Shrine, in Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, 2nd century

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

Terracotta model of a shrine, from Cyprus, with a worshipper near an amphora in front of three horned figures

Greco-Roman temple of Apollo at Didyma, 2nd century BC
View looking to the east, showing the cella and the chresmographeion (oracle room), 2nd century BC

Stone head from a pagan Celtic shrine at Cinderford, Gloucester. From the City Museums collection, Gloucester

Buddhist shrine at Gal Vihara at Ponnoaruwa in Sri Lanka, with rock-cut images of seated, standing, and recumbent Buddha

Greek temple of Apollo, 3rd century
Greek temple of Apollo, looking east to the cella, 3rd century

Entrance to Buddhist cave-temple shrine in Sri Lanka, 1st century

Ruwanvaliseya Stupa in Sri Lanka
Ruwanvaliseya Stupa, a Buddhist shrine in Sri Lanka

Detail of stela at the Dakhina Stupa in Sri Lanka, 2nd century
Detail of stela at the Dakhina Stupa, a Buddhist Shrine, 2nd century

Wooden model of the main Shinto shrine at Ise, popular household objects in Japan. Like the main Shrine at Ise, they contain mirrors

Silver-gilt votive plaque with dedication to Mars, Romano-British
Silver-gilt votive plaque ornamented with leaf-pattern and dedicated to Mars Alator, by Censorinus, son of Gemellus. Found in Barkway, Herefordshire, England

Stone head from pagan Celtic shrine at Cinderford, Gloucestershire

The Shrine of the Augustales, Herculaneum, Italy

The Shrine of the Augustales (dedicated to deified emperors including Augustus), Herculaneum, Italy

Protective goddess on the golden canopic shrine, Tomb of Tutankhamun, Cairo, Egyptian Museum. Tutankhamun reigned between 1361 BC and 1352 BC

Selket protective goddess guarding the Canopic Shrine, Tomb of Tutankhamun, Cairo. Tutankhamun reigned between 1336 BC and 1327 BC

Isis the protective goddess guarding the Canopic Shrine, Tomb of Tutankhamun, Cairo, The Egyptian Museum. Tutankhamun reigned between 1336 BC and 1327 BC

Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt, c1503 - c1483 BC
Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt, c1503-c1483 BC. Queen Hatshepsut reigned with Tuthmosis III between 1503 BC and 1483 BC

Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut viewed from ground, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt, c1503-c1483 BC
Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut viewed from the ground, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut reigned alongside Tuthmosis III from 1503-1483 BC

The Entrance to the Tea Rooms, c1886-1908. Artist: Mizuno Toshikata
The Entrance to the Tea Rooms, c1886-1908. A geisha kneels before a shrine in a courtyard (left), while a second geisha places a pair of shoes on the ground

Golden shrine of the Egyptian pharoah Tutankhamun, c1325 BC
Golden shrine of the Egyptian pharoah Tutankhamun, c1323 BC. Tutankhamun came to the throne as a young boy in 1333 BC. Although he only ruled for 10 years Tutankhamun is one of the best known Ancient

Carving in a cave shrine, Sokkuram, near Kyongju, South Korea. Buddhism was intrduced into Korea in the late 4th century. The area around Kyongju was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000

Shrine of Buddha, in a cave at Sokkuram, near Kyongju, South Korea. Buddhism was intrduced into Korea in the late 4th century

Gebel Silsileh, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Gebel Silsileh, Egypt, 1878. Tombs and shrines cut into the rock above the River Nile. They are thought to date from the 19th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (13th century BC)

Detail from the frieze in the cella of the temple of Apollo at Bassae, 5th century BC
Detail from the frieze in the cella of the temple of Apollo at Bassae, showing Heracles fighting Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, from the British Museums collection, 5th century BC

Stupa, Buddhist shrine, Abeygyriya, Sri Lanka

Relief showing scene from a sutra, Barabudur, Java, c750-850. Photograph

Side wall of the chariot, Temple of the Sun, Konarak, India, 13th century. Dedicated to the worship of the Hindu sun god Surya, this Hindu temple is designed in the form of a huge horse-drawn chariot

South gate (torana) architraves of the Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, 75-50 BC. Photograph

Minoan pottery shrine containing a goddess with raised arms. On the roof two human figures watch the goddess through the light-well

Minoan Poppy Goddess - note the poppy-heads on her crown - from a shrine at Gazi, near Heracleion on Crete. From the Archaeological Museum of Heracleion, Crete

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

Neried Monument. Classical Period Lycia. Kinik, Antalya prov
Neried Monument. Sculptured tomb from Xanthos. Classical Period Lycia. Kinik, Antalya province, Turkey. Built 4th century BC. Tomb for Arbinas. Reconstructed facade of the monument. British Museum

Temple on Aegina. Doric capital from the cella of the temple
Greek art. Aphaia Temple on Aegina. Doric capital from the inner room (cella) of the temple. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Italy. Rome. Temple of Hercules Victor. 2nd century BC. Exte
Italy. Rome. Temple of Hercules Victor or Hercules Olivarius. 2nd century BC. Forum Boarium. Exterior

Cella Memoriae. Empuries. Spain
Cella Memoriae. Christian basilica (IV-VII centuries). Empuries. Province of Girona. Catalonia. Spain

Temple of Baal, Palmyra, Syria
A Temple, ruins at Palmyra, Syria. The most striking building in Palmyra is the huge temple of Ba al one of the most important religious building of the first century AD in the Middle East

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