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Child Offered to Satan
At the sabbat, a mother presents her child to Satan, dedicating it to his service, watched by other demons and witches

University of Oxford. College of the University and Queens College. Illustration in Vues d Optique (Perspective Views). Images to be seen through a zograscope

Ufos / New Mexico / Villa
Not a UFO, but an experimental disc made by Paul Villa to a design generously offered by visiting aliens from Coma Berenices 2 of 2

Hand Manicure
A hand manicure. Nails are carefully clipped and a choice of stylish nail varnishes in little bottles is offered. Date: 1930s

Barabbas Released
Offered a choice between releasing Jesus or the robber Barabbas, the crowd choose Barabbas

Sir Francis Ronalds
Portrait of English inventor, Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), inventor of the electric telegraph in 1816. He fitted his garden in Hammersmith with an electric telegraph but was refused when he

THORs STONE
Thors Stone, a natural rock formation, where Vikings are reputed to have offered human sacrifices to Thor, the god of thunder; Thurstaston, Merseyside, England. Date: BC

Transport / Flight / Airship
SANTOS-DUMONT successfully flies round the Tour Eiffel, though he fails to complete the circuit in 30 minutes to win the offered prize Date: July 1901

Raoul Shoe Company 1912
Chic Parisian footwear offered for sale in Regent St featuring a brogue shoe, fancy top boot, seaside shoe, French shoes and court shoe

The Old Palace, Richmond-Upon-Thames, 1914
Photograph showing the Gatehouse of the Old Palace at Richmond. This palace was used by Edward III, Henry VII and Elizabeth I, who is said to have died in a little room over the gateway

Folding Pocket Kodak
Your Easter Holiday will last you twice as long if you take a Kodak with you... the no 2 Folding Pocket Kodak - the new model is the best value in cameras yet offered

Caesar Refuses Crown
Julius Caesar is offered the crown by Marcus Antonius but he prudently refuses it knowing public opinion is against it

Waterman (Petherick)
London characters: Once he offered the best way to cross the Thames but now every new bridge they build means less work for the THAMES WATERMAN. Still, its a nice uniform !

MARMON 68 AND 78 1926
Marmon 68 and 78 offered to the discrimating Italian buyer - a Mafia godfather, maybe

Danish Postman
A Danish postman is glad to be offered refreshment as he stops for a moment on his rounds

Trinidad Postman
A postman in the (then) British colony of Trinidad is offered a pineapple by a grateful recipient of mail

Men at Yarrow Military Hospital. These may be a mixture of staff and patients. None are wearing hospital blues though some have arm slings. Some have the RAMC badge on their arm

Abraham offering Isaac, Before Christ 1872 Years, Genesis XXII (engraving)
8658638 Abraham offering Isaac, Before Christ 1872 Years, Genesis XXII (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abraham offering Isaac, Before Christ 1872 Years)

Women making an offering to the god Brahma, miniature from Rajasthan, India, 1720 (miniature)
AIS5356060 Women making an offering to the god Brahma, miniature from Rajasthan, India, 1720 (miniature); Musee Guimet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Paris, Guimet Museum.); © Iberfoto.

Thann Roderen Altarpiece. The adoration of the Magi (relief)
8711071 Thann Roderen Altarpiece. The adoration of the Magi (relief); Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France; (add.info.: Unterlinden Museum. Thann Roderen Altarpiece. The adoration of the Magi. Colmar)

Sacrificing a bull in Ancient Greece
7243344 Sacrificing a bull in Ancient Greece.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sacrificing a bull in Ancient Greece. Late 19th century work from an unidentified artist.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Odysseus and Polyphemos, king of the Cyclops, 1887
7125131 Odysseus and Polyphemos, king of the Cyclops, 1887; (add.info.: Odysseus and Polyphemos, king of the Cyclops. From A Popular History of Greece, published 1887.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Hannibal Swearing Eternal Enmity toward Rome, c. 1808 (pen & ink with wash over graphite)
XOS5883959 Hannibal Swearing Eternal Enmity toward Rome, c. 1808 (pen & ink with wash over graphite) by French School, (19th century); 34.4x42.9 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Let's kiss and make up! (colour litho)
8656733 Let's kiss and make up! (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Let's kiss and make up! Postcard, early 20th century)

Street trader offering bargains, Islington, London (b/w photo)
8676206 Street trader offering bargains, Islington, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street trader offering bargains, Islington, London)

Belisarius (505-565) Byzantine general under Justinian I. Belasarius refusing the crown of Italy offered to him by
532035 Belisarius (505-565) Byzantine general under Justinian I. Belasarius refusing the crown of Italy offered to him by the Goths in 540

Edward (Eadward) the Martyr (963?-978) English king, c.1860 (engraving)
536342 Edward (Eadward) the Martyr (963?-978) English king, c.1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Edward (Eadward) the Martyr (963)

Ex-Voto of a warrior, Andalusia, Spain, 4th century BC (bronze)
AIS5364408 Ex-Voto of a warrior, Andalusia, Spain, 4th century BC (bronze); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iberic Art.); © Iberfoto.

Biblical offering, 1876
3479405 Biblical offering, 1876; (add.info.: Biblical figures are shown burning a young calf (cow) as an offering, London 1876.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The adoration of the Magi. Auxerre.(stained glass)
8711102 The adoration of the Magi. Auxerre.(stained glass); (add.info.: Auxerre Cathedral. Stained glass. Nativity scene. The adoration of thee three Magi (named Patisar, Caspar and Melchior)

Offering of firstfruits (engraving)
8658552 Offering of firstfruits (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Offering of firstfruits)

The Temple Interior, Dilwarra (b/w photo)
8651418 The Temple Interior, Dilwarra (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Temple Interior, Dilwarra)

Leviticus: The Ritual of Atonement, Sacrifice of a Year-Old Lamb, a Dove and a Dove - Engraving from a Bible by Louis
FGL5483243 Leviticus: The Ritual of Atonement, Sacrifice of a Year-Old Lamb, a Dove and a Dove - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684)

Maggie Tulliver, having cut off her hair and run away from home, is offered a share of the gypsies' stew
536950 Maggie Tulliver, having cut off her hair and run away from home, is offered a share of the gypsies' stew. By Walter James Allen (active 1859-1891)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630692 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sacrifice of Persian Youths by Themistocles (litho)
8660810 Sacrifice of Persian Youths by Themistocles (litho) by Weatherstone, A.C. (fl.1888-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sacrifice of Persian Youths by Themistocles)

Firstfruits offered by the Jews (engraving)
8658555 Firstfruits offered by the Jews (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firstfruits offered by the Jews)

Offering to the God Pan, 1855 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879736 Offering to the God Pan, 1855 (oil on fabric) by Delaroche, Hippolyte (Paul) (1797-1856); 25.2x20.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Paul Delaroche).

Adoration of the Magi. 16 th century. Colmar (Polychrome wood)
8711605 Adoration of the Magi. 16 th century. Colmar (Polychrome wood); Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France; (add.info.: Unterlinden Museum. Nativity)

Ancient Greeks offering sacrifice to the Gods, 1887
7125134 Ancient Greeks offering sacrifice to the Gods, 1887; (add.info.: Ancient Greeks offering sacrifice to the Gods. A Popular History of Greece, published 1887.); Photo © Ken Welsh

the Adoration of the Magi, 1520 (sculpture)
8617776 the Adoration of the Magi, 1520 (sculpture); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Sculpture from the Cathedral Notre Dame de Chartes)

Nudist art: The Offering (b/w photo)
8632696 Nudist art: The Offering (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Offering)

Simon offering the Apostles Money (engraving)
8633828 Simon offering the Apostles Money (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Simon offering the Apostles Money)

Professional Politicians (litho)
8661069 Professional Politicians (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professional Politicians)

Persian Emperor Darius I (521-486 BC), as Pharaoh
3329565 Persian Emperor Darius I (521-486 BC), as Pharaoh; (add.info.: Persian Emperor Darius I (521-486 BC), as Pharaoh of Egypt; wooden door from a box of statuettes

Balkan Wars: Peter I King of Serbia, breaking the bread 1912 (print)
527258 Balkan Wars: Peter I King of Serbia, breaking the bread 1912 (print); (add.info.: King of Serbia performing the traditional ceremony of breaking the bread offered to him by the Mayor of a town)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630716 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

David pours the water on the ground (litho)
8675947 David pours the water on the ground (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: David pours the water on the ground. 2 Samuel 23:15-17)

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"Offered: A journey through intriguing tales and historical moments" Step into the realm of mysteries as we delve into stories that have been offered to us by history. From the enigmatic "Child Offered to Satan" folklore to the prestigious halls of learning at the University of Oxford's College, our curiosity knows no bounds. Uncover the secrets surrounding UFOs in New Mexico's Villa, where sightings have baffled both locals and experts alike. Marvel at the intricate artistry behind a meticulous hand manicure, showcasing beauty in every detail. Travel back in time to witness pivotal events like Barabbas being released or Sir Francis Ronalds' groundbreaking contributions. Explore THORs STONE, an ancient monument shrouded in legends and whispers from centuries past. Discover Waterman (Petherick), a name synonymous with innovation and excellence in writing instruments. Take a step back into 1912 with Raoul Shoe Company's fashionable designs or capture timeless memories with the revolutionary Folding Pocket Kodak camera. Relive history as Caesar refuses his crown, displaying humility amidst power. Immerse yourself in The Old Palace, Richmond-Upon-Thames circa 1914 – a glimpse into grandeur long gone but not forgotten. Join us on this captivating journey through time as we unravel stories that have been offered to us by those who came before. Prepare to be enchanted by their allure and inspired by their legacies – for these tales are gifts from history itself.