Votive Collection (#3)

Detail of the relief frieze on the East stairway to the Apadana (audience hall
XIR157944 Detail of the relief frieze on the East stairway to the Apadana (audience hall) depicting delegates from the subject lands of the empire bearing lavish gifts for a ceremony

Sacrificial shrine in the form of a house (stone)
BAL112352 Sacrificial shrine in the form of a house (stone) by Roman, (1st century AD); Mittelrheinisches Landesmuseum, Mainz, Germany; (add.info.: for offerings to household gods; ); out of copyright

Stele, grave marker, of a youth and little girl with capital
3526080 Stele, grave marker, of a youth and little girl with capital and finial in the form of a sphinx, c.530 BC (marble) by Greek, (6th century BC); 423.4 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art

Votive monument of Marie de Quinghien, Cathedrale Notre-Dame, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium
3469629 Votive monument of Marie de Quinghien, Cathedrale Notre-Dame, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium, c.1430 (stone) by French School, (15th century); Cathedrale de Notre-Dame, Tournai

Statue of a Kouros (youth), c. 590-580 B. C (marble)
3493067 Statue of a Kouros (youth), c.590-580 B.C (marble) by Greek, (6th century BC); 194.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Potter (engraving)
3635370 Potter (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potter. Illustration for Illustrations of School Classics arranged and described by G F Hill (Macmillan)

Double-Sided Votive Relief, Greco-Roman Period, 305-30 BC (limestone)
490745 Double-Sided Votive Relief, Greco-Roman Period, 305-30 BC (limestone) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 8.3x6.5x1.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The Sacrifice of Noah (pen & brown ink on white paper)
CTS404465 The Sacrifice of Noah (pen & brown ink on white paper) by Bandinelli, Baccio (1488-1560); 37.5x28 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Stela with two human figures (stone)
GDG233880 Stela with two human figures (stone) by Roman; Tipasa, Algeria; (add.info.: stele; Tipasa has been founded by the Phoenicians; it was made a Roman military colony by the emperor Claudius;)

Historiated architectural fragment, High Imperial Period (27 BC-395 AD) (stone)
GDG267045 Historiated architectural fragment, High Imperial Period (27 BC-395 AD) (stone) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); Djemila

Statue of Isis (bronze)
HSC257654 Statue of Isis (bronze) by Egyptian 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC); height: 17.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Egyptian, out of copyright

Stela, High Imperial Period (27 BC-395 AD) (stone)
GDG267019 Stela, High Imperial Period (27 BC-395 AD) (stone) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); Timgad, Algeria; (add.info)

Four Katchina dolls (mixed media)
HSC249811 Four Katchina dolls (mixed media) by American School; Horniman Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: used for promoting the return of animals; ); Photo eHeini Schneebeli; American

Image of the Holy Ox Celtic monument found under the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral in
KW260604 Image of the Holy Ox Celtic monument found under the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1711, from Le Moyen Age et La Renaissance by Paul Lacroix (1806-84) published 1847 (litho)

Reduced model of a boat from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, New Kingdom, c. 1347-37 BC (wood)
XIR220896 Reduced model of a boat from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, New Kingdom, c.1347-37 BC (wood) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo

The great altar at Pergamus, restord by R Bohn (engraving)
670518 The great altar at Pergamus, restord by R Bohn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The great altar at Pergamus, restord by R Bohn)

Votive Polycandelon (Lamp Holder), 500s (gold)
491472 Votive Polycandelon (Lamp Holder), 500s (gold) by Byzantine School, (6th century); h:13.35 w:6.35 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund; out of copyright

King Stephen Uros II Milutin (r. 1282-1321) (fresco)
JB140760 King Stephen Uros II Milutin (r.1282-1321) (fresco) by Serbian School, (13th century); Krakjeva Crkva, Studenica Monastery

Figurine of standing woman from Cukurdent, Turkey (marble)
AMQ133327 Figurine of standing woman from Cukurdent, Turkey (marble) by Turkish School; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Turkish, out of copyright

Paris: Votive Church of the Sacred Heart (b / w photo)
6007980 Paris: Votive Church of the Sacred Heart (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votive Church of the Sacred Heart)

The Plague at Bombay, Fishermen making votive offerings to the Sea off the Villages of Worlee and Mahim (litho)
1036751 The Plague at Bombay, Fishermen making votive offerings to the Sea off the Villages of Worlee and Mahim (litho) by Hatherell

Female Busts (terracotta)
3711318 Female Busts (terracotta) by Greek School, (5th-4th century BC); Archaeological Museum, Morgantina, Aidone, Enna, Sicily

Votive monument of Robert de Quinghien, Cathedrale Notre-Dame, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium
3469627 Votive monument of Robert de Quinghien, Cathedrale Notre-Dame, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium, c.1430 (stone) by French School, (15th century); Cathedrale de Notre-Dame, Tournai

Votive monument of canon Jean de la Wastine, south ambulatory, Cathedrale Notre-Dame
3469619 Votive monument of canon Jean de la Wastine, south ambulatory, Cathedrale Notre-Dame, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium, c.1431 (wood) by French School, (15th century); Cathedrale de Notre-Dame

Double-Sided Votive Relief, Greco-Roman Period, 305-30 BC (limestone)
490746 Double-Sided Votive Relief, Greco-Roman Period, 305-30 BC (limestone) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 6.5x8.3x1.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Votive Relief of a King, Greco-Roman Period, 305-246 BC (limestone)
490744 Votive Relief of a King, Greco-Roman Period, 305-246 BC (limestone) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 13.6x8.9x1.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Interior with Three Boys Kneeling, c. 1850 (black crayon over brown ink wash on paper)
WLT218300 Interior with Three Boys Kneeling, c.1850 (black crayon over brown ink wash on paper) by Frere, Pierre Edouard (1819-86); 23.6x17.4 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Coffer, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (c. 1370-1352 BC) New Kingdom (wood, bronze
XBP341811 Coffer, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (c.1370-1352 BC) New Kingdom (wood, bronze, ivory & coloured glaze) (see also 220898) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC)

Psi figure, c. 1400-1300 BC (terracotta)
HSC257647 Psi figure, c.1400-1300 BC (terracotta) by Mycenaean; height: 10.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Mycenaean, out of copyright

Cycladic figure, Spedos, c. 2700-2500 BC (marble)
HSC257631 Cycladic figure, Spedos, c.2700-2500 BC (marble) by Greek; height: 16.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Greek, out of copyright

Day of the Dead figures, from Oaxaca (papier mache)
XBP229286 Day of the Dead figures, from Oaxaca (papier mache) by Mexican School; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Mexican, out of copyright

Day of the Dead: Mariachi, from Oaxaca (papier mache)
XBP229283 Day of the Dead: Mariachi, from Oaxaca (papier mache) by Mexican School; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Mexican, out of copyright

Candle holder with a figure of Jesus (metal) (detail of 229281)
XBP229282 Candle holder with a figure of Jesus (metal) (detail of 229281) by Mexican School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Mexican, out of copyright

Day of the Dead figures as musicians (papier mache) (detail of 229287)
XBP229288 Day of the Dead figures as musicians (papier mache) (detail of 229287) by Mexican School; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Mexican, out of copyright

Stelae depicting human figures (stone)
GDG233894 Stelae depicting human figures (stone) by Roman Republican Period (509-27 BC); Lambese, Algeria; (add.info.: Lambaesa was a military foundation.The camp of the third Legion)

Stela with a human figure (stone)
GDG233892 Stela with a human figure (stone) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); Lambese, Algeria; (add.info.: Lambaesa was a military foundation.The camp of the third Legion (Legio III Augusta)

Three shaman masks (painted terracotta)
HSC249815 Three shaman masks (painted terracotta) by American School; Horniman Museum, London, UK; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; American, out of copyright

Four Katchina dolls (mixed media)
HSC249812 Four Katchina dolls (mixed media) by American School; Horniman Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: used for promoting the return of animals; ); Photo eHeini Schneebeli; American

Stela, High Imperial Period (27 BC-395 AD) (stone)
GDG267021 Stela, High Imperial Period (27 BC-395 AD) (stone) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); Timgad, Algeria; (add.info)

Portrait of Maria Bonciani, Pierantonio Baroncellis wife
SCP53976 Portrait of Maria Bonciani, Pierantonio Baroncellis wife by Master of the Baroncelli Portraits, (c.1475-1500); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Surya, from the Sun Temple at Konarak, Orissa, Eastern Ganga dynasty (limestone)
SCP57341 Surya, from the Sun Temple at Konarak, Orissa, Eastern Ganga dynasty (limestone) by Indian School (11th century); 189x89 cm; National Museum of India, New Delhi, India; Indian

A small alms bowl, c. 1880-1900 (wood with inlaid stag-antler
PFR195424 A small alms bowl, c.1880-1900 (wood with inlaid stag-antler, metal & lacquer) (see also 195423) by Tokuku, Suzuki (1846-1913); diameter: 2.75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Votive soup #5
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Votive soup #8
Mohammad Shefaa AFIAP

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