Sacrifice Collection

Passover ritual as begun in ancient Egypt
Jewish family marking their home with lambs blood for the first Passover. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native American ceremony in early New England
New England Native Americans throwing valuables into a bonfire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Hebrew sacrifice of a lamb
Ancient Hebrews offering a sacrificial lamb. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Worship of a golden calf idol
Animals sacrificed to worship a golden calf in Biblical times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Roman haruspex sacrifice
Roman haruspex ceremony, foreseeing the future by viewing the entrails of a sacrificial animal. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Abraham about to sacrifice his son
Abraham commanded not to sacrifice his son, Isaac. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Elijah demonstrating the power of the Hebrew god
Prophet Elijah invoking Yahweh over Baals priests on Mount Carmel. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Aztec tzompantli, exhibiting skulls of sacrificed victims, Tenochtitlan. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Franks migrating into Gaul
Franks offering an animal sacrifice before invading Gaul. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Druid priest and sacrificer
Druid priest with the crescent of the sixth day of the moon, and a Druid sacrificer. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Cortes orders an end to the Aztec practice of human sacrifice after the Spanish conquest of Mexico City. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

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