Votive Collection (#4)

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Mohammadreza Momeni

A young girl looking at candles at Westminster Cathedral, London, October 1946

The Cardinal at Westminster Cathedral, lighting candles. London, City of Westminster, October 1946

Italy, Sicily, Syracuse, Grotta Del Museion located above the Greek Theatre, Neapolis Archaeological Park

Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Opening of the Fifth Seal, ca. 1180. Creator: Unknown
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Opening of the Fifth Seal, ca. 1180. Recorded by Saint John in the Apocalypse (Book of Revelation) and filtered through the lens of Beatus of Liebana

Ladies of the Day of the Dead, from Oaxaca (mixed media)
XBP229279 Ladies of the Day of the Dead, from Oaxaca (mixed media) by Mexican School; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Mexican, out of copyright

Roman Votive relief of Athlete from Republican Period, Rome, c2nd century BC. Capitoline Museum

Roman bronze votive Leg, 1st-2nd century. Would be dedicated to a shrine for healing by a person hoping for a cure for a bad leg

Terracotta Etruscan Votive of Child Feeding Bird, from Vulci, c2nd century BC. Vulci or Volci was a rich and important Etruscan city. At Villa Giulia, Rome

Terracotta Bull, Crete, possibly Minoan. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Minoan Bulls Head, Bronze Age, Greece, c2600-c1100 BC. Painted terracotta, Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Votive Plaque in Roman Bronze, to the God Silvanus Callirius, c1st century. Artist: Cintusmus
Votive Plaque in Roman Bronze, to the God Silvanus Callirius, c1st century. Identifies Silvanus, Roman God of the countryside with the Celtic God Callirius, from Cintusmus the coppersmith

Clay Votive Figurine of Man wearing Belt and Dagger, Proto-Palatial Period, 2000BC-1700 BC. From the Peak Sanctuary at Petsofa near Palaikastro, Eastern Crete. Minoan

One of the many Greek Orthodox votive chapels of Lipsi or Lissos island, Dodecanese Archipelago, Greece, Europe

Votive Portrait Bando Mitsugoro III Votive
Votive with a portrait of Bando Mitsugoro III, A votive (ema) containing a portrait of actor Bando Mitsugoro III (1775-1832) in the role of Sasaki Takatsuna in the play Koe kakete hikeya Takatsuna

Mesopotamia. Limestone statue of a woman. Kingdom of Lagash. 2500BC. From Tello (ancient Girsu). Iraq. Probably a votive donation in a temple. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Egypt. Dendera. Temple complex. Roman Birth House of Mammisi. Emperor Trajan, depicted as a pharaoh wearing the red crown, offers the Sokar-Hennu sacred boat. Relief. Third Intercolumnar wall

Votive crown of Recceswinth, found in the treasure of Guarra
Votive crown of the Visigoth king Recceswinth, made of gold and precious stones in the 2nd half of the 7th century. Treasure of Guarrazar. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Greek art. Munich Votive Relief. About 200 BC. Family about
Greek art. Munich Votive Relief. About 200 BC. In a idyllic landscape a family about to make a sacrifice approaches the god, seated on a throne, and his companion. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Votive relief for the shepherd god. About 160 AD. Two figures of Pan in a grotto with an altar and a tree between them, above three nymphs, Hermes and a cult pillar of Hecate. Glyptothek. Munich

Greek art. Siphnish Treasury. Frieze sculpture. Ionic style
Greek art. Archaic. Siphnish Treasury. Frieze sculpture. Ionic style. 530-525 BC. Ares, Aphrodite, Artemis and Apollo. They are supporting the Trojans. Delphi Archaeological Museum

Etruscan votive head of a woman. Terracotta. 325-300 BC
Etruscan votive head of a woman wearing earrings. Terracotta. 325-300 BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Phoenician art. Cyprus. Bearded man with votive offerings. Ca. 475-450 BC. Classical Period. Limestone. Comes from Golgoi (Cyprus). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Bronze helmet of Corinthian type. 5th century B. C. Olympia A
Bronze helmet of Corinthian type. 5th century b.C. Votive offering in the Sanctuary of Zeus by Hieron, tyrant of Syracuse

The Sounion kouros. Votive statue. Archaic Greek art. Sculpture on marble. Proc: GREECE. Sunion. Temple of Poseidon

Macuilxochitl Teponaztli Votive
Macuilxochitl teponaztli votive. Aztec art. Relief on rock. Proc: MEXICO. Mexico City

Etruscan chimera, 4th century BC
Etruscan chimera. Bronze ornament depicting the Chimera, dating from around 400 BC during the Etruscan era in what is now Italy. The Chimera was a three-headed monster from Greek mythology

The Mataro Votive Ship Model, 1930
Photograph of a ship model, probably built circa 1450, that was hung as a Votive offering in the Chapel of the town of Mataro, Catalonia, Spain

Celtic Gold Amulets, from the Treasure of Szarazd-Regly, Tolna County, Hungary, c. 6th century BC
Celtic Gold Amulets, from the Treasure of Szarazd-Regly, Tolna County, Hungary, c.6th century BC. 1-1 1/2 diameter Embossed gold leaf

Minoan gold votive double-axe, 16th century BC
Minoan gold votive double-axe from Arkalokhori, Crete. Now at the Archaeological Museum in Iraklion, 16th century BC

Votive relief of an athlete making a lustration, 2nd century
Votive relief of an athlete making a lustration, from the Capitoline Museums collection in Rome, 2nd century

Minoan gold votive double-axe, 15th century
Minoan gold votive double-axe, from the cave of Archalokhori, in central Crete. From the Archaeological Museums collection in Heracleion, 15th century

Etruscan votive offering from Rome
Etruscan terracotta votive offering of viscera, from Vulci. Now at the Villa Giulia in Rome

Silver-gilt votive plaque with dedication to Mars, Romano-British
Silver-gilt votive plaque ornamented with leaf-pattern and dedicated to Mars Alator, by Censorinus, son of Gemellus. Found in Barkway, Herefordshire, England

Greek votive relief of actors
Greek votive relief from Piraeus of actors holding their masks to make offerings to Dionysus, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens

Terracotta head of a demon: a votive offering from a temple, now in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Votive relief for the goddess Artemis, 4th century BC
A Greek votive relief for the goddess Artemis Bendis - Bendis was a Thracian goddess identified with Artemis, 4th century BC

Celtic Stone Votive Figure of a Child
A Celtic stone votive figure of a child, from the sources of the Seine, France, from the Daton Musems collection

Marble votive relief of a Hero Rider from the Cyclades
Hellenistic marble votive relief of a Hero Rider, showing snakes at a sacrifical altar, originally from Amorgos in the Cyclades, now at the Archaeological Museum at Syros

A. Votive Rags, Holy Well, Youghal, B. Prayer Tally, Gouganebarra - a view of both the rags and the tally together. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Mesopotamia. Early Dynastic Period III. Votive pebble with inscription. Eanmtum I King. 2424-2405 BC. From Girsu. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Greek art. Sphinx. Marble. 550 BC. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece

Females bust of votive use. Punic style. 6th century BC
Females bust of votive use. Punic style. Terracotta. 6th century BC. From the Sanctuary of Illa Plana, Ibiza. Archaeological Museum of Barcelona. Spain

Detail of the masks of a votive stele. 4th century BC
Votive stele depicting a sacrificial procession to Dionysus and Artemis for the win in a contest of theater. Votive offering, ca. 360 BC. Detail of the masks. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Votive stele depicting a sacrificial procession to Dionysus and Artemis for the win in a contest of theater. Votive offering, ca. 360 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Votive relief. About 560 BC. Three dancing women - Charites
Greek art. Archaic period. Votive relief. About 560 BC. Three dancing women - Charites (Graces), goddesses of beauty and joyfulness. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Greek art. About 420 BC. Demeter and Persephone. Glyptothek
Greek art. Votive relief. About 420 BC. Demeter and Persephone. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Greek Archaic. Lion. About 520 BC. Glyptothek. Munich
Greek art. Archaic style. Lion. About 520 BC. Funeray figure or votive offering in a sanctuary. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

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