Part of grey and pink granodiorite stela bearing priestly decree concerning Ptolemy V in three blocks of text: Hieroglyphic (14 lines), Demotic (32 lines) and Greek (54 lines). The inscription is a decree passed by a council of priests, one of a series that affirm the royal cult of the 13 year-old Ptolemy V on the first anniversary of his coronation.

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The Rosetta Stone

In Virgil, Laocoön was a priest of Poseidon who was killed with both his sons after attempting to expose the ruse of the Trojan Horse by striking it with a spear. In Sophocles, on the other hand, he was a priest of Apollo, who should have been celibate but had married.

This particular sculpture was made by the unknown artist and is a copy of the original work. 

3D scanned using photogrammetry in Hans Tausens Park in Copenhagen. Capturing of the scupture was done by 4 people/4 cameras by jointly dancing around the sculpture.

 Reconstructed in Reality Capture from about 1000 images. 

![](http://rigsters.com/sketchfab_img/laocoon_3dscan-rigsters.jpg)

Laocoon and His Sons

The first time to challenge a anime style (or chibi?) character!

Young priestess

ID no.: 96/X

Museum: Cardinal Karol Wojtyła Archdiocesan Museum in Kraków 

http://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/obiekty/-/a/54355/1126764

Object copyright: Cardinal Karol Wojtyła Archdiocesan Museum in Kraków

Digitalisation RDW MIC, Małopolska's Virtual Museums project

Priest Karol Wojtyła’s sports shoes

Granodiorite squatting figure of Roy, High Priest of Amun during the reigns of Ramses II, Merenptah and Sety II, holding a Hathor-headed sistrum before, the dorsal pillar is inscribed with two vertical registers of hieroglyphs - invocations to Amun-Ra and Mut; lower section lost.

19th Dynasty, dating to circa 1220 BC. Found in Thebes, Egypt.

Height: 88 centimetres (Original) Height: 113 centimetres (Restored)

Model by Daniel Pett, made using a Nikon D5100 and Photoscan. The lighting conditions in the gallery where this is displayed make it quite hard to get a good image of the reverse.

British Museum Collection online: http://bit.ly/statueRy 

[Buy a resin cast.](http://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/invt/cmcr60560)


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A statue of Roy, High Priest of Amun

Not far from the Nuraghe Losa, we find one of the best-known and most fascinating monuments in Sardinia: the well temple of Santa Cristina.  This underground temple certainly represents one of the peaks of nuraghic architectural mastery. It is constructed of perfectly squared stone blocks forming an access stairway leading down into a chamber with corbelled ceiling of exceptionally good workmanship. The water still today reaches the bottom of the chamber, filtering through its walls. Near the meeting hut there are some rooms with square, rectangular and circular ground plans, only the bottom courses of which remain: almost certainly these were lodgings for the priests of the water cult and the pilgrims, but there must also have been small sales stalls for the market held on the occasion of religious celebrations. The site was in use from 1200 to 700 BC. www.arkeosardinia.it

Santa Cristina di Paulilatino (OR)

Based of a concept by Mike Franchina: </br>
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"Priest of the Ministry of Dis

The priests of the church in hell. These are the beings who bring the choristers back from hell. they also send hellish missionaries to earth to spread the Profane Gospels "</br>
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[ArtStation](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lxbyVY)

Priest of the Black Pulpit

Upper part of a colossal limestone statue of a bearded man, a worshipper or possibly a priest. The complete statue, at least 2m tall, depicted a standing figure in a frontal pose; he wears pleated tunic (chiton) and over the left shoulder a cloak (himation) with a zig-zag fold on the border.

Dating to 450 BC - 425 BC and made in Cyprus.

Height 1.04m 

Sanctuary of Apollo (Idalion), Sanctuary of Apollo Amyklos-Reshef Mikal

Made from 213 Photos taken with a Nikon D5100 and assembled by Daniel Pett.

COL: [GAA3386](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1917-0701-233)

Statue of a priest

Halikko Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Halikko, Finland. The first parts of the church were built in the 13th century, and Halikko Church is one of the 73 medieval stone churches of Finland.

Halikko Church was built in the mid-13th century. Most likely local manor owners the Horn family financed the construction. Therefore, Åminne manor had a right to patronage the priests of Halikko. Halikko Church was first a Roman Catholic church and its protector saint was Saint Bridget.

The Church needed to be expanded and mended in the late-18th century. The first expansion was made in 1799, and the second expansion was made between 1813 and 1815. During the second expansion the church was made cross-shaped. The old sacristy, weapon room and the grave of Horn-family had to be removed that the new parts could be built. At the same time, the whole church was renewed from the inside. An architect Charles Bassi designed the whole operation.

Stone church of Halikko, Finland

A small (36cm) wooden monk sculpture in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
From the sculpture's description on artsmia.org:
'Shown in the gesture of discourse or expounding the law (vitarka mudra), this monk has been rendered with particular sensitivity and with a minimum of detail. The statue relates closely in size, style and surface condition to four priest statues remaining in Far Eastern temples. Scholarship now shows that the group, once thought to be Japanese in origin, is actually Chinese and that the ultimate stylistic source for the sculpture is rooted in Tang dynasty sculpture (618-907).'

More information about the object here:
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1473/figure-of-a-monk-china

10th C BCE Chinese monk

Standing Isis priest restored as priestess with jar. From Hadrian's villa in Tivoli. Roman 2nd century AD. The head, Greek (?), 2nd century BC. Rome, Museo Capitolino Inv. 735. The Royal Cast Collection (Copenhagen, Denmark). 

Made with Memento Beta (now ReMake) from AutoDesk.

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Standing Isis priest

The chalice was made in 1775 and donated to the conventual church in Miechów by priest Józef Majowicz. Its creator, Marcin Lekszycki, was a popular Krakow goldsmith. It operated from the 1860s until his death in 1798. His workshop was located in a tenement house at ul. Bracka i Kraków.

ID no.: MZM/D/S/54

Creator: Marcin Lekszycki

Time and place of creation: 1775, Kraków

The Museum of Ziemia Miechowska in Miechów

https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/2978

Digitalisation: RDW MIC, Małopolska museum visits project

Chalice

Mercury about to kill Argus, statue in marble after the original model from 1818 (A873). Thorvaldsens Museum (Copenhagen, Denmark). Made with Memento Beta (now ReMake) from AutoDesk.

Once upon a time Jupiter had an affair with one of his wife Juno´s priestesses. When Juno found out, she punished the priestess by turning her into a heifer. and set a monster named Argus to guard her.Jupiter accordingly asked his son Mercury, the gods´flying messenger recognizable by his winged hat, to help set the priestess free. This was a difficult task, as Argus had eyes all over his body. Cunningly, Mercury offered to play his shepherd´s pipe for Argus, who was bored by his guard duty. Mercury played for such a long time that Argus finally grew tired and closed his many eyes. It is this exact moment that Mercury is about to take advantage of by killing Argus with his sword.

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Mercury about to kill Argus

Nakai, also called Nakai the Wanderer, is a Lizardmen Kroxigor Ancient. He is a revered creature, regarded by Skink Priests as a powerful jungle-spirit made manifest. He has travelled all over the Known World and is a mighty protector of the Lizardmen, appearing anywhere out of the jungle during times of need, before disappearing once more. He famously appeared at the Defence of Itza, wreaked havoc at the Red Fields and was recently reported at the Great Reckoning.

**"Nakai earned his epithet due to his solitary nature, for instead of pledging himself to a single temple-city, he goes wherever the Great Plan deems it necessary – whenever the Lizardmen are in dire need; when catastrophe threatens their existence. He is revered by the Skinks, who adorn him with tokens of his many battles fought in preservation of his race and the furtherance of the Great Plan."**

Nakai

Judas Priest's Painkiller with Motorcycle

HIgh priest of Amun, held in the British Museum collection, gallery 4. Processed from photos I took in 2016.

Statue of Roy

Jimmy Stone - Victim 1:
Jimmy Stone is a cultist and a resident of Silent Hill, Maine. A descendant of Reverend Stone, he is a priest and executioner of the town's cult who serves under the angel of rebirth Valtiel. The character is nicknamed the Red Devil because of the triangular red hood worn by the executioners during ritualistic murders. He was first mentioned in a newspaper article in Silent Hill 2, before making his physical debut as a ghost in Silent Hill 4: The Room.

Stone's right hand man George Rosten was tasked with raising the boy Walter Sullivan to fulfill the 21 Sacraments of the Descent of the Holy Mother to resurrect the cult's God and bring forth their version of eternal paradise. However, Walter began performing the ritual in a way they did not expect and both men fell victim to the Sacraments ritual. Stone eventually came back in spectral form, haunting the South Ashfield Heights apartment and Walter's Other Worlds.

Silent Hill 4: Victim 1

when tucked into a corner is this fantastic early Christian grave stone.

Dating from the 6th C, the stone was originally sited at a lost Capel Bronwen, it was then taken to Ty'n Rhosydd at Llantrisant (Anglesey) where it was set up as a rubbing post, then as a gate post, hence the holes, and then as a chopping block!!!

Eventually it ended up at Trescawen/ Tre-Ysgawen Hall near Llangefni where it was studied and translated. Finally brought to the museum in Bangor circa 1950. It is important not just because it is a long and detailed inscription, most common memorial inscriptions of this period are fairly limited to HIC IACIT X FILI Y

But this stone firstly is dedicated to a woman, sadly her name lost, being damaged on the top left corner. Despite this, the inscription goes into great detail about the virtue and piety of her husband, a priest. The early Catholic church allowed marriage.

Secondly, the stone is evidence of an organised church in Anglesey.

The latin used here shows that the writer was familia

Llantrisant Stone, Storiel, Bangor

The statue, dating from 1725, depicts Saint John of Nepomuk as a standing figure on a tall, richly decorated pedestal. The figure is clad in a long priestly robe, over which he wears a cloak that falls in soft folds over his shoulders and arms. His head is tilted slightly forward, lending the figure a calm, devout demeanor.

In his hands, the saint holds a cross, which he carries before him and gazes upon—a typical attribute of Nepomuk, symbolizing his piety and martyrdom. His posture appears overall reserved and composed, almost meditative.

The pedestal beneath the figure features Baroque-style curves and is adorned with ornamental decorations and a coat-of-arms relief. In the upper section of the pedestal, small arch-like openings are suggested, reminiscent of a bridge. This detail indicates that the statue originally stood near a bridge—a common motif, as John of Nepomuk is considered the patron saint of bridges.

Hl. Nepomuk

**Artist:** Bernd Löning
**Donated by:** Martina Hesse and Herbert Fischer
**3D reconstruction:** Alex Emami

Saint Eligius (c. 588–660) was a gifted goldsmith who became master of the royal mint under Frankish kings. Known for his honesty and skill, he later became a priest and Bishop of Noyon, working as a missionary in Frankish-Frisian borderlands. He used his wealth to help the poor, free slaves, and build churches. Famous legends include him miraculously healing a horse by removing and reattaching its leg to shoe it—hence his symbols: hammer, anvil, horseshoe, and chalice.
He is the patron saint of goldsmiths, silversmiths, blacksmiths, metalworkers, and farriers.
To reflect women’s growing role in the Church and goldsmithing, artist Bernd Löning reimagined the saint as Saint Eligia, a female version.

This model is part of [Open Museum project](https://github.com/nuit-dhiver/GoeODM). You can [support the project by donating](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/saiemami).

Die heilige Eligia (The Holy Eligia)

The Techno-Technos are originally - alongside the Magnates, the Ekonomats, and the Colonials - one of the four pillars of the Empire. They are one of four clans to have power under the reign of the Emperoress and to be entitled to representation in the Senate. The Techno-Technos are merchants, technicians, scientists, and priests. They possess no less than 40% of the major worlds, and it's a percentage that's on the rise. Their organizational and hierarchical structure is extremely accomplished, and is based on the Holy Industrial Church, which is divided between the Techno-Pope, the Techno-Priests, the Techno-Technos, and, at the very bottom of the totem pole, the Techno-Manos. Their strength lies mainly in their incredible technology, and the role they play in the future will by implication be decisive...

The Techno-Planet of The Techno-Technos

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The Golden Priestess

The Statue of Abbé Faria in Panaji, Goa, is a public monument that honors José Custódio de Faria (1756–1819), a Goan-born Catholic priest recognized as an early pioneer in the scientific study of hypnotism. Located near the Old Secretariat building along the riverside promenade, the statue is both a cultural landmark and a tribute to Goa’s contribution to global intellectual history.

The sculpture shows Abbé Faria in the act of hypnotizing a woman, symbolizing his groundbreaking work on suggestion and trance. An inscription identifies him as the founder of hypnosis through suggestion, highlighting his major scientific contribution.

Born in Candolim, Goa, Faria studied in Lisbon and Rome before moving to Paris, where he developed and demonstrated his theories. At a time when many believed hypnosis was caused by a mysterious force called “animal magnetism,” Faria argued that it results from the subject’s own mental response to suggestion.

Sculpture of Jose Custodio Faria (Abbot Faria).

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