Idols Collection

Bros. pictured in March 1988 in Tyne Tees, North East England. Left to right are Luke Goss, , Matt Goss and Craig Logan Bros is an English band formed in 1986 in Camberley, Surrey

The Idolatry of King Solomon. Artist: Conca, Sebastiano (1680-1764)
The Idolatry of King Solomon. Found in the collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

Annabels nightclub, High Street West Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. 5th May 1994

Balbals, ancient Turkic sculptures (6th-10th century), near Burana tower, Chuy oblast, Kyrgyzstan

Girl Power
Nour Tohme

Temple of Ten Thousand Idols, Japan. Engraving 1880
530824 Temple of Ten Thousand Idols, Japan. Engraving 1880; Universal History Archive/UIG

Samoyed travelling on sleigh pulled by reindeer. Late 16th or early 17th century (Dutch woodcut)
542296 Samoyed travelling on sleigh pulled by reindeer. Late 16th or early 17th century (Dutch woodcut); (add.info.: In background stands a group of religious idols)

Moses and the Golden Calf (colour litho)
5198587 Moses and the Golden Calf (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moses and the Golden Calf)

Woodcut from John Foxe's The Book of Martyrs, London 1570
527728 Woodcut from John Foxe's The Book of Martyrs, London 1570; (add.info.: Woodcut from John Foxe's Actes and Monuments, depicting the actes and thinges done in the reign of Edward VI)

The idolatry of King Solomon, 1697. Creator: Franceschini, Marcantonio (1648-1729)
The idolatry of King Solomon, 1697. Found in the Collection of the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola, Genova

Figurines of Asherah, Canaanite, 999-600 BC (clay)
BLP397802 Figurines of Asherah, Canaanite, 999-600 BC (clay) by Bronze Age (2000-600 BC); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ashtoreth, Ashera)

The Principal Idols of the Saxons, worship d in Britain, late 16th-early 17th century? Creator
The Principal Idols of the Saxons, worship d in Britain, late 16th-early 17th century? Depiction of Saxon deities or Germanic gods which gave their names to the days of the week

Aztec Statuettes - Idols - In the National Museum of Mexico, Mexico City. Date: 1910s

Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law, ca 1624-1625. Found in the Collection of Galleria Borghese, Rome

Garuda statue, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal

Two Bronze Idols, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Two Bronze Idols, 1865

Jeroboam Sacrificing to the Idols, c.1704-c.1744. Creator: Jacques Ignatius de Roore
Jeroboam Sacrificing to the Idols, c.1704-c.1744. Jeroboam, the King of Israel, enjoined his people to idolatry to prevent their contact with the Kingdom of Judah

Cartoon on the production of ecclesiastical objects, early 19th century? Creator: Anon
Cartoon on the production of ecclesiastical objects, early 19th century? Soldiers and clergymen admire a display of Catholic ornaments on the wall

The Idolatry of King Solomon, 1635-1655. Creator: Jacob Hogers
The Idolatry of King Solomon, 1635-1655

The Idolatry of King Solomon, 1630-1648. Creator: Willem de Poorter
The Idolatry of King Solomon, 1630-1648

The Idolatry of King Solomon, 1644. Creator: Salomon Koninck
The Idolatry of King Solomon, 1644

Solomon Worshipping False Gods. Creator: Master MZ
Solomon Worshipping False Gods

Solomon Worshipping False Gods, 1501. Creator: Master MZ
Solomon Worshipping False Gods, 1501

With Lord Dufferin in Burma - The Viceroy at Mandalay returning Buddist Images, 1886. Creator: Unknown
With Lord Dufferin in Burma - The Viceroy at Mandalay returning Buddist Images to the Archbishop and Priest's, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33

Solomon Praying to the Idols, c. 1519. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Solomon Praying to the Idols, c. 1519

Streets of Kumortuli
Kuntal Biswas

Crodon
3782209 Crodon; (add.info.: Crodon, idol of the Ancient Saxons, reproduced from the 1656 woodcut in Herman Stangefol's Annales Circuli Westphaliae')

Irmin
3782208 Irmin; (add.info.: Irmin (captioned here as Hermensul or Irminsul), the Germanic god, reproduced from the 1656 woodcut in Herman Stangefol's Annales Circuli Westphaliae'

Idols in monastery at Gyantse, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa

Canton. Interior of the Temple of 500 Idols
Pierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series. These important images were the first commercial views of China to be sold in

Greta Garbo in Mata Hari
Greta Garbo (1905-1990) playing the title role in the 1931 film Mata Hari'. Date: 1931

Wooden anthropomorphic figure. Chimu culture
Wooden anthropomorphic figure. There were idols and depictions of ancestors In the temples and shrines. Chimu culture. Late Intermediate Horizon (1000-1470 AD). Peru. Museum of the Americas

The Brazen Serpent (coloured engraving)
3648330 The Brazen Serpent (coloured engraving) by Bendixen, Siegfried Detler (1786-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Brazen Serpent)

Moise et Josue entendent les clameurs des Israelites adorant le veau d or (engraving)
3625777 Moise et Josue entendent les clameurs des Israelites adorant le veau d or (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les hommes firent des idoles (engraving)
3625749 Les hommes firent des idoles (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les hommes firent des idoles)

Fish-headed idols from Easter Island (engraving)
3653560 Fish-headed idols from Easter Island (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fish-headed idols from Easter Island)

The burning of the idols (colour litho)
3620705 The burning of the idols (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The burning of the idols)

Sacred Antiquities of the Chibchas, at Guatavita, Colombia, South America (engraving)
1624873 Sacred Antiquities of the Chibchas, at Guatavita, Colombia, South America (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sacred Antiquities of the Chibchas)

Review of the Amirs Volunteers in the Bamian Valley (engraving)
1064201 Review of the Amirs Volunteers in the Bamian Valley (engraving) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Review of the Amirs Volunteers in the Bamian Valley)

Figurines of fertility goddesses and the moulds from which they were cast, c
BLP398260 Figurines of fertility goddesses and the moulds from which they were cast, c.8th- 7th century BC (clay) by Bronze Age (2000-600 BC); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Tel Batash)

Muhammed blinds the idols in the Kaabah (chromolitho)
735987 Muhammed blinds the idols in the Kaabah (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muhammed blinds the idols in the Kaabah)

A flesh idol? (colour litho)
2777860 A flesh idol? (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A flesh idol? The capture of a devil-fish)

They consulted the wooden idols (colour litho)
3098413 They consulted the wooden idols (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: They consulted the wooden idols)

Stone idols statues Hakone, woman in carrying chair, kago
Stone idols statues at Hakone, woman in carrying chair, kago. Vintage 19th century photograph

Mr Shapiras Collection, plate 4, 1872 (w / c & pencil on paper)
PEF316815 Mr Shapiras Collection, plate 4, 1872 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Conder, Claude (1848-1910); Palestine Exploration Fund, London

The Destruction of the Idolatrous Israelites before their Idols, Ezekiel VI, 4, 5 (engraving)
5218684 The Destruction of the Idolatrous Israelites before their Idols, Ezekiel VI, 4, 5 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Asa destroying Queen Maachahs Idols at the Brook Kidron (engraving)
5218462 Asa destroying Queen Maachahs Idols at the Brook Kidron (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Asa destroying Queen Maachahs Idols at the Brook Kidron)

A Sage of the Pushtimarg Sect and Shri Nathji, c. 1850 (opaque pigments & gold on paper)
3557437 A Sage of the Pushtimarg Sect and Shri Nathji, c.1850 (opaque pigments & gold on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); 30 x 22.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nathdwara, Rajasthan)

Idols of the Saxons, the idol Friga (engraving)
6001103 Idols of the Saxons, the idol Friga (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Idols of the Saxons, the idol Friga)

Idols of the Saxons, the idol of the Moon (engraving)
6001091 Idols of the Saxons, the idol of the Moon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Idols of the Saxons, the idol of the Moon)

A maker of idols is never an idolater (colour litho)
5205406 A maker of idols is never an idolater (colour litho) by Bull, Rene (1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: A maker of idols is never an idolater)

Idols on the Banks of the River Irrawaddy, Burmah (engraving)
655322 Idols on the Banks of the River Irrawaddy, Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Idols on the Banks of the River Irrawaddy, Burmah)

Supposed idols representing souls, from Ubudjwa (engraving)
3653558 Supposed idols representing souls, from Ubudjwa (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Supposed idols representing souls, from Ubudjwa)

American antiquities (colour litho)
3630271 American antiquities (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: American antiquities)

The Temple of Ten Thousand Idols, Japan (engraving)
972307 The Temple of Ten Thousand Idols, Japan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Temple of Ten Thousand Idols, Japan)

Extinct Cities of Central America (engraving)
1616958 Extinct Cities of Central America (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extinct Cities of Central America)

MEXICAN SACRIFICES
Mexicans sacrifice their prisoners to the idols of Tabasco Date: circa 15th century

Saxon idols and the days of the week (engraving)
977964 Saxon idols and the days of the week (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saxon idols and the days of the week.); © Look and Learn

Josiah destroys the Idols, 2 Kings, xxiii, 4 (engraving)
959672 Josiah destroys the Idols, 2 Kings, xxiii, 4 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Josiah destroys the Idols, 2 Kings, xxiii, 4)

The Idolatry of Solomon, c. 1675 - 1695 (oil on canvas)
1217508 The Idolatry of Solomon, c. 1675 - 1695 (oil on canvas) by Florentine School, (17th Century); 90x66 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Italian, out of copyright

Tahitian idols, carved in wood (engraving)
3655608 Tahitian idols, carved in wood (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tahitian idols, carved in wood, one-tenth real size)

Cultural artefacts of Oceania and Australasia (colour litho)
3630269 Cultural artefacts of Oceania and Australasia (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cultural artefacts of Oceania and Australasia)

Frontispiece for Polyeucte by Pierre Corneille (1606-84
XIR196946 Frontispiece for Polyeucte by Pierre Corneille (1606-84) published in 1643 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Figurines of Asherah, Canaanite, 999-600 BC (clay)
BLP397801 Figurines of Asherah, Canaanite, 999-600 BC (clay) by Bronze Age (2000-600 BC); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ashtoreth, Ashera)

African fetishes (chromolitho)
2788781 African fetishes (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: African fetishes. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Maoris, New Zealand (b / w photo)
6032009 Maoris, New Zealand (b/w photo) by New Zealand Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maoris, New Zealand)

The Young Idolaters (engraving)
1627535 The Young Idolaters (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Young Idolaters. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 4 November 1893)

Group of Idols (engraving)
5218389 Group of Idols (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Group of Idols. Illustration for Cassells Illustrated Family Bible Superior Edition (Cassell)

Columbus at the Royal Court of Spain in Barcelona (colour litho)
BAL50421 Columbus at the Royal Court of Spain in Barcelona (colour litho) by Searles, Victor A. (fl.1892); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christopher Columbus (1451-1506); ); American

Comic Early English History: King Alfred as a boy (colour litho)
5999167 Comic Early English History: King Alfred as a boy (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Alfred as a boy)

The Gods and Their Makers, 1878 (oil on canvas)
THA15403 The Gods and Their Makers, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Long, Edwin Longsden (1829-91); 142.2x223.5 cm; Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley

British General Sir Henry Havelock in a Burmese pagoda (engraving)
5207288 British General Sir Henry Havelock in a Burmese pagoda (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British General Sir Henry Havelock in a Burmese pagoda)

Idolatry of the Israelites (coloured engraving)
3626769 Idolatry of the Israelites (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Idolatry of the Israelites)

Idols carried in procession by Assyrian warriors (south-west ruins, Nimrud) (engraving)
3626417 Idols carried in procession by Assyrian warriors (south-west ruins, Nimrud) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

South American antiquities (colour litho)
3638280 South American antiquities (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South American antiquities)

Idols of Egypt (coloured engraving)
2787950 Idols of Egypt (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Idols of Egypt)

Fanatical Buddhist monks burning their temple and throwing themselves into the flames on the island of Formosa
2779930 Fanatical Buddhist monks burning their temple and throwing themselves into the flames on the island of Formosa (colour litho) by French School

Demetrius, the silversmith of Ephesus (engraving)
2792686 Demetrius, the silversmith of Ephesus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demetrius, the silversmith of Ephesus. Illustration for Chatterbox (1886)

Habakkuk (chromolitho)
2815864 Habakkuk (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Habakkuk. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century)

Priests wife and the stonemason
LLM455891 Priests wife and the stonemason by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Priests wife and the stonemason)

Moses descending from Mount Sinai
LLM454464 Moses descending from Mount Sinai by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moses descending from Mount Sinai)

A maker of idols is never an idolater, 1932 (colour litho)
473429 A maker of idols is never an idolater, 1932 (colour litho) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr Shapiras Collection, plate 6, 1872 (w / c & pencil on paper)
PEF316817 Mr Shapiras Collection, plate 6, 1872 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Conder, Claude (1848-1910); Palestine Exploration Fund, London

Worship of idols (chromolitho)
964086 Worship of idols (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Worship of idols (Adoration des Idoles), a 10th-century depiction

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"Unveiling the Enigmatic World of Idols: A Journey Through Time and Cultures" Step into a realm where idols transcend boundaries, capturing our imagination and revealing hidden stories. In Gyantse's monastery, an album unravels the captivating tale of British forces toppling Tibetan defenses to seize Lhasa in 1904, with idols as silent witnesses. Venturing further, we find ourselves immersed in Canton's Temple of 500 Idols. Within its sacred walls lies a sanctuary brimming with spiritual energy, inviting us to explore the depths of devotion and faith. From ancient civilizations to Hollywood glamour, idols take on various forms. Greta Garbo mesmerizes as Mata Hari, embodying the allure that captivated audiences worldwide. Meanwhile, a wooden anthropomorphic figure from Chimu culture whispers secrets of forgotten rituals and beliefs. Annabels nightclub in Sunderland transports us to a different kind of idolatry - one fueled by music and revelry. On that fateful night in May 1994, souls united under pulsating lights as they worshipped their musical icons. Journeying eastward brings us face-to-face with Balbals - Turkic sculptures standing steadfast since the 6th-10th century near Burana tower. These enigmatic figures guard ancient tales etched within their stone frames. In Mexico's National Museum stands Aztec statuettes - idols frozen in time. They bear witness to an empire rich in culture and tradition; each delicate carving tells stories passed down through generations. Moses emerges prominently amidst this diverse tapestry - his presence resonating across centuries and artistic renditions. From intricate depictions by Rembrandt van Rhijn to Moses clutching the Ten Commandments with unwavering determination in 1841 – these portrayals immortalize his significance throughout history. Fertility finds its expression through Ashanti art's sculpture on wood - evoking a sense of awe and reverence.