Priest (Disambiguation)

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Zapotec Priest Figure

A ceramic figure-vessel representing a priest of the Zapotec civilization. Oaxaca, Mexico, 250-600 CE. The figure wears a mask, feathered headdress, and a medallion which represents a maize field. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)

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Shinto Priest and Female Shrine Stewards at Meiji Shrine

In this picture, one sees a male Shinto priest accompanied by two female shrine stewards (or "miko" in Japanese) at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan as they prepare to oversee a wedding ceremony. While there are some female Shinto priests...

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Statue of Amun Bakenkhonsu's High Priest

This block limestone statue depicts the high priest of Amun Bakenkhonsu. The statue dates back to the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom (1320 BCE) and then it was re-used during the 19th Dynasty (1220 BCE). From Karnak, Thebes, modern-day Egypt...

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Head of the Egyptian Priest Iufenamun

Iufenamun was a senior priest from ancient Egypt. Scientists created this image of Iufenamun by using an advanced digital technology after scanning his mummy. It seems that he died at the age of 40 years. It is believed that Iufenamun and...

Image by Jan Victors

Hannah Giving Her Son Samuel to the Priest

Hannah Giving Her Son Samuel to the Priest, oil on canvas by Jan Victors, 1645. Berlin State Museums.

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Statue of Priest Bano Abdo from Hatra

Statue of the priest Bano Abdo from Hatra. The statue’s base is inscribed with an Aramaic text. The man has a long beard and an upward-curling mustache. He looks forward and wears a long conical hat. His hands (now lost) would have held a...

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Statue of Egyptian Priest Senemiah

The inscriptions on the sides identify the man as Senemiah, a priest of the Theban moon-god Khons, with the unsual phrase "he whose hands are pure when adorning his god," referring to the daily ritual in which the image of the god was given...

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Statuette of Priest Renefres from Egypt

This limestone statuette depicts the pure-priest Renefres, son of the lady Senebi. He appears striding. Middle kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1543-1292 BCE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (With thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian...

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Statuette of a Female Priest

Bronze standing figure of a female priest, upper limbs missing, with figural engravings on her dress. Third Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty (Nubian Dynasty), 746-655 BCE. From Egypt; precise provenance unknown. (The Neues Museum, Berlin...