Traditional Cultural Artifacts

Ancient manuscripts and frescoes illustrating cultural narratives and religious themes, featuring intricate designs and historical significance.

Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Island group, Malo Island. Detail of traditional hand painted tapa cloth.

Long Shawl Made 1855-1860 England. Silk, gauze weave; block printed; attached knotted fringe .

Cathedral, Paul Klee, 1924, Phillips Collection, Washington DC, USA, North America,

The Turkestan-Siberian Railway (Turksib), Anonymous

Lindisfarne Gospels: Carpet Page with Cross Introducing St. Jerome's Letter to Pope Damascus c. 698 CE Manuscripts British Library, London

St Ursula in glory, detail from the Stories of St Ursula, by Tommaso da Modena (1326-1379), fresco. Church of Santa Caterina, Treviso.

Der Brixner Kreuzgang am Dom Mariae Aufnahme in den Himmel und St. Kassian zu Brixen, Suedtirol, Italien, The cloister in the cathedral Mariae Aufnahme in den Himmel und St. Kassian at Brixen, South tyrol, Italy, Europe

Totem pole located at the Cowichan Tribes Administration building. Duncan, British Columbia.

The Jin dynasty, distinguished as the Sima Jin and Liang Jin, was a Chinese dynasty, empire, and era traditionally dated from 265 to 420 CE. It was founded by Sima Yan, son of Sima Zhao who was made Prince of Jin and posthumously declared the founder of the dynasty. The Western Wei followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei, and ruled northern China from 535 to 557 CE. As with the Northern Wei state that preceded it, the ruling family of Western Wei were members of the Tuoba clan of the Xianbei.

Colourful wall painting, fresco, elephant kneeling and its Mahout falling off, Maharaja-Iena cave, Buddhist cave temple of Dambulla, Golden Temple of Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

The Mae Had Valley lies in the northern part of the greater Chiang Mai Valley. The small Mae Had River runs through the valley. The people of the Mae Had Valley are overwhelmingly Khon Muang. Their whole lifestyle is a celebration of flatland, wet-rice paddy culture. Their attitudes are conservative, restrained, old-world.

Metal and printing plate, Saint Dimitri of Thessaloniki, 1847, Rila Monastery, founded in the 10th century, Rilski River valley, Republic of Bulgaria, Europe.

Icon painting of the Madonna and child panel paintings

Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda, painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300. Chöying Dorjé, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa (Tibetan, 1604-1674). Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on silk; overall: 43.8 x 11.1 cm (17 1/4 x 4 3/8 in.). Kneeling and holding his left hand in a gesture of reverential greeting, this Buddhist protector holds a stylized thunderbolt called a vajra, for which he is named. His black body is set off by the gold cloud and flames that stand out from the indigo sky through which birds of prey fly with serpents. His hair stands on end, and his eyesincluding his third eye of wisdombulge with ferocity. These attributes, plus the powerful bulk of his body, convey his ability to eradicate obstacles to enlightenment. Though unsigned, the painting appears to have been made by a high-ranking Tibetan patriarch. Rare examples of textiles from the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), the upper and lower borders feature the Indian man-eagle Garuda, who in Tibetan Buddhism is associated w

The Hilandar monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Hilandar , Grèce). Christianity, calligraphy, monastery, sacred book, drawing, Religion , Art, Turkey, Hilendar, Gospel written in gold

Basilica des Fornàs de Torelló Basilica des Fornàs de Torelló, 5th and 6th centuries AD, Maó, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21534391

Frontispiece Painting of the Sutra of Meditation on Samantabhadra from the Threefold Lotus Sutra, Chūsonji Version. Japan, early 12th century. Paintings; scrolls. Hanging scroll; gold and silver on indigo paper

Detail of hand in mosaic of Christ´s death at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Fresco from San Quirce of Pedret Eucharist scene. Dated 12th century.

MENSULA ROMANICA. Location: Monasterio de sobrado de los Monjes. SOBRADO. A CORUÑA. SPAIN.

The Bodhisattva Kannon, from the triptych Approach of the Amida Trinity 1201-1300 Japan. Hanging scroll; ink, colors, and cut gold on silk .

Located in Changnyeong-gun, Kyeonsang Namdo, South Korea. Kim Sammaekjong (426 - 476 AD) was the 24th monarch of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. King Jinheung was one of the greatest kings of Silla, and was responsible for expanding Silla territory immensely. From the time of Silla dynasty (57 BCE - 935 AD)

Dress on the image of the Mother of God with the Child the upper left part of the Divine Mother's dress

The Marriage of the Lamb. Unknown

Pre-Columbian Mexico: Mixtec 1200-16th century. Zoomorphic form from Codex Borgianus, 15th century. Vatican Museum

Buddhist prayer cloth

Native American Indian rock art Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA, North America

Ethiopia: Tigray Region, Axum, Church of St. Mary of Zion (adjacent to chapel said to hold Ark of Covenant), illustrated bible

pictographs, Village of the Great Kivas, Zuni Pueblo Indian Reservation, New Mexico

Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda. Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Taming an Elephant with loving kindness - Nalagiri was the Royal Elephant. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

Woodcarvings from a church in Möörufell, Iceland. Dated 11th Century

De Temporum Ratione by Bede. Tract on time and calculation. 12th cent. Anglo Saxon ENGLAND.

Sri Lanka, Colombo, Kelaniya Temple. Important Buddhist religious center and temple, interior. Historic hand-painted wall mural.

Hanging (Morocco); cotton, silk

Bell (medallion with two saints) parish church All Saints, Rudawa

Christ in Glory. Wall painting. Saint Amour church..

The Naxi or Nakhi are an ethnic group inhabiting the foothills of the Himalayas in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, as well as the southwestern part of Sichuan Province in China. The Naxi are thought to have come originally from Tibet and, until recently, maintained overland trading links with Lhasa and India. The Naxi form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. The Naxi are traditionally followers of the Dongba religion. Through both Han Chinese and Tibetan cultural influences, they adopted Tibetan Buddhism and, to a lesser extent, Taoism, in the 10th century.

The Liao Dynasty, also known as the Khitan Empire, was a state that ruled over the regions of Manchuria, Mongolia, and parts of northern China proper. It was founded by the Yelü clan of the Khitan people in the same year as the Tang Dynasty collapsed (907), even though its first ruler, Yelü Abaoji (Yaruud Ambagai Khan), did not declare an era name until 916. Although it was originally known as the Empire of the Khitan, the Emperor Yelü Ruan officially adopted the name 'Liao' (formally Great Liao’) in 947. Another name for China in English, Cathay, is derived from the name Khitan. This is also the origin of the Russian word for China, ????? or Kitay, and that of several other East European languages. The Liao Empire was destroyed by the Jurchen of the Jin Dynasty in 1125. However, remnants of its people led by Yelü Dashi established the Xi (Western) Liao Dynasty 1125-1220, also known as Kara-Khitan Khanate, which extended its influence over Central Asia into Persia and survived until t

Stone Picture Bible, Fall of Man, St., Saint, Saint

Four sadhus (Hindu ascetics) performing rituals and austerities. Drawing, ca. 1880 ().

Pair of Copper-Plate Inscriptions with Engraved Designs 19th century India (Tamil Nadu) This pair of copper-plate temple records is a fine example of the late survival of a practice for recording in a non-perishable material, legal and other documents. Temple foundation and endowment records take two forms in traditional outh India-they are carved into the doorjambs and basement platforms of temples, and engraved onto copper-plate. The latter has been a preferred method of preserving vital documents, such as the transfer of land title and other deeds, since around the 5th century. These two copper-plates, engraved in a cursive mature Tamil script and language, record a dedication of gifts to a minor temple. The presiding deities of the temple are depicted in the upper cusped arch reverse. On plate a) the standing figure of Devi, the goddess, flanked by tall oil lamps; to the left is seen a holy man (rishi), perhaps one of the bhakti saints of Tamil Nadu; to the right is seen a female d

Sant Climent de Taüll.Valle de Boí.Lleida.Cordillera pirenaica.Catalunya.España.

Ancient esoteric witchcraft background. Occultims and paganism old symbol, with mysterious runes and alphabet.

INDIGENA- CODICE TUDELA- REALIZADO EN 1553 POR ESCRIBAS AZTECAS CON ANOTACIONES EN CASTELLANO. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Bell (inscription: rie, plaque with a man's head, inscription: Veni, plaque with holy sword and banner, inscription: Cum) parish church Nativity of Miss Maria, Libusza

Byzantine Bible 16th Century Manuscripts

PEINE DE MARFIL GRABADO - SIGLO XIII. Location: CATEDRAL. RODA DE ISABENA. HUESCA. SPAIN.

Bo Sang, near the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, is famous for its hand-made brightly colored umbrellas and parasols. Once a year, in late January, the Bo Sang Umbrella and San Kamphaeng Handicrafts Festival is held in the town. Chiang Mai (meaning 'new city'), sometimes written as 'Chiengmai' or 'Chiangmai', is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. King Mengrai founded the city of Chiang Mai in 1296, and it succeeded Chiang Rai as capital of the Lanna kingdom.

From ISIS removed christian symbols, SSaint Mar Behnam monastery, northern Iraq

Painting of Mary and Jesus behind net screen, St Mary of Zion Cathedral; Axum, Tigray region, Ethiopia

Baptistery wall painting: Procession ofwomen

Detail of Shroud of Turin in Basilica di Maria Ausiliatrice

Coffin of Puia with inscriptions. Wood. New Kingdom. Early 18th Dynasty (1500-1450 BC). Thebes, Sheik'abd el-Qurna. Egyptian Museum of Turin. Italy.

Acupressure points on a mural at Wat Po, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Page of the Boturini Codex (1530-1541) showing the following inscription, the Aztecs came to Cuahuitzintlan, dwelt in a forest, building a temple for their gods, but a great tree fell destroying the temple, then they continued on their journey. Aztec Civilization, 15th Century.

A cooper cliché and a print, The Virgin Mary and St.Nicolas the Miracle-Worker, 1848, Rila Monastery, founded in the 10th century, Rilski River valley, Republic of Bulgaria, Europe.

Carved Tibetan printing block for the production of prayer flags, prayer to the Goddess Tara, McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Three Bodhisattvas ca. 6th-7th century China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). Three Bodhisattvas 49573

Wat-Sa-Pua 19th century Native American (Guyanese). Wat-Sa-Pua 501332

Star, Sign at, 3 Antarmantar Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

A man in a short robe with an indefinite object in his hand a cornice of the cornice crowning the northern wall of the presbytery (Neb) Basilica. Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Mariacki), Kraków

Standard flag from the Replica of the Royal Flagship of Don John of Austria which led the Spanish; Papal and Venetian fleets at the battle of Lepanto 1571

Anglo-Saxon (recreation) wall hanging showing soldiers, English 8th Century

A Tibetan monk holds the thousand year old Nyingmapa Order scripts the monks of the Po Dang Gompa, or Palace Monastery, devote t

EXVOTO DE LA VIRGEN DE LA FUENSANTA.

Muslim tapestry depicting Mecca, Paris, France, Europe

Saint, detail from a Gold crucifix, St Martin's church, Bollate, Lombardy, Italy, 18th century.

Timpaan with a representation of the Last Judgment in a portal of Notre-Dame in Paris, Vibien Golvin, c. 1850 - c. 1880 stereograph Paris photographic support. cardboard albumen print parts of church exterior and annexes: portal Our Lady

Romania, Bucovina Region, Bucovina Monasteries, Sucevita, Sucevita Monastery, 16th century, exterior religious frescoes and tourist inscriptions

Sunday School certificate and attendance stamps handed out to children as a reward for attending. Dated 20th Century

TARASCA QUE SE SACABA EN LA PROCESION DEL CORPUS EN MADRID - SIGLO XVII/XVIII. Location: ARCHIVO GENERAL DE PROTOCOLOS, MADRID, SPAIN.

Eight-day procession led by King Jeongjo. Night time Military Exercises at Seojangdae, 1795. King Jeongjo's procession with his mother Lady Hyegyeonggung Hong, later Queen Heongyeong on her 60th birthday, in 1795 to the tomb of his father Crown Prince Sado (1735-1762). Hwaseong was depicted on an eight-fold screen painting. Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 - 18 August 1800) was the 22nd ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, 1776-1800. He made various attempts to reform and improve the nation of Korea.

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