Votive Collection (#5)

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

6th century BCE. Votive statue of a sphinx. BC 560-550. Acro
Greek art. 6th century BCE Greece. Votive statue of a sphinx. BC 560-550. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece

Amphiaraus in a chariot race. 4th century BC. Greece
Amphiaraus in a chariot race. Greek hero and king of Argos. Relief from Oropo, Attica. 4th century BC. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Cauldron of riveted bronze plates hammered thin. Made by Cel
Art. Prehistory. Cauldron of riveted bronze plates hammered thin. On the outside the cauldron is decorated with bulls heads and the head of a goddes. Made by Celtic artisans in central Europe

Metal Age. Cult axe from Ormenaes, Funen. 1500-1300 BC. Mus
Prehistory. Art. Metal Age. Cult axe from Ormenaes, Funen. Found on an islet near the coast. 1500-1300 BC. Museum of Denmark. Copenhaguen

Greek art. Offering to Artemis Bendis. Piraeus. 329-328 B. C
Greek art. Offering to Artemis Bendis. Harbor of Piraeus. Greece. 329-328 B.C. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Ancient Art. Mediterranean. Priest or King. Votive. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Ancient Art. Mediterranean. Sanctuary. Images of terracotta of the donor or the gods. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Votive statuette, 6000-1200 BC. Middle East
Votive statuette. Middle East. 6000-1200 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Roman Art. Silvanus Head. Museum of La Rioja. Logrono. Spain
Roman Art. Silvanus head. Roman tutelary deity of woods and fields. As protector of forests. Museum of La Rioja. Logrono. Spain

Votive bust of a woman. Terracotta. 300-200 BC. Etruscan art
Votive bust of a woman. Terracotta. 300-200 BC. Sculpted in Cerveteri. Etruscan art. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Bearded workshipper. Cyprus
Limestone statue of a bearded workshipper. 575-550 BC. From the Sanctuary of Apollo at Phrangissa, Tamassos (Cyprus). Detail. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

The Treasuries at Olympia. Greece
The Treasuries at Olympia. Small temple-shaped buildings located to the north side of the Altis. Were erected by Greek colonies to store valuable votive offerings. Greece

Roman Art. Greece. 2nd century. Bull with a votive inscripti
Roman Art. Greece. 2nd century. Marble sculpture depicting a bull with a votive inscription of Regilla, wife of Herodes Atticus, offered to Zeus. Dated between 147-150 A.D

Votive relief representing Demeter and kore. V century B. C
GREEK ART. GREECE. Votive relief representing Demeter sitting on a throne and kore standing holding torches. Dated in the first quarter of s.V b.C. Museum of Eleusis. Athens. Greece

Votive statue. Greek art (5th c. BC)
Votive statuette. 5th c. BC. Greek art. Terra-cotta. ITALY. SICILY. Palermo. Museo Archeologico Regionale (Regional Archaeological Museum). Proc: ITALY. SICILY. TRAPANI. Selinunte

Etruscan antefix
Votive head. 6th c. BC. Etruscan art. Terra-cotta. ITALY. LAZIO. ROME. Cerveteri. National Etruscan Museum of Archaeology

Sicily - Street of Tombs at Syracuse
Black and white Victorian lantern slide of the Street of Tombs in Syracuse, an ancient street filled with votive niches and Byzantine graves. A man sets up his camera and tripod in the scene

Terracotta statuette temple boy Early Hellenistic
Artokoloro

USA, Arizona, Madera Canyon. Male broad-billed hummingbird in flight. Credit as: Wendy Kaveney / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Greece, Mykonos, Chora. A characteristic feature of Mykonos is the plethora of votive chapels

Austria, Vienna, Christmas Market on the Town Hall Square

Portrait of Mother Catherine-Agnes Arnauld (1593-1671) and Sister Catherine of St
XIR89736 Portrait of Mother Catherine-Agnes Arnauld (1593-1671) and Sister Catherine of St. Suzanne Champaigne (1636-86) the artists daughter

Seated Buddha (gilt bronze)
BAL2638 Seated Buddha (gilt bronze) by Nepalese School, (15th century); Private Collection; Nepalese, out of copyright

Statuette of a man carrying a box, from Arslan Tach, Syria (stone) (detail)
XIR238717 Statuette of a man carrying a box, from Arslan Tach, Syria (stone) (detail) by Assyrian, (7th century BC); National Museum, Aleppo, Syria; out of copyright

Sacred Grove, 1886 (oil on panel)
XKH146441 Sacred Grove, 1886 (oil on panel) by Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901); 100x150 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Swiss, out of copyright

Madonna and Child with the donors Alexandre Goubeau and his wife Anne Antoni (oil
XIR156978 Madonna and Child with the donors Alexandre Goubeau and his wife Anne Antoni (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tours

The Votive Church, Built by Maximilian, Vienna Austria 1873

Votive Statuette; Unknown; Etruria; 4th century B.C.; Terracotta; Object: H: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)

Votive Relief to Demeter and Kore; Unknown; Greece, Europe; 425 - 400 B.C.; Marble; Object: H: 53 x W: 53 x D (edge): 3.9 cm (20 7/8 x 20 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)

Votive Relief to Achilles and Thetis; Unknown; Greece, Theassaly, Europe; about 350 B.C.; Marble; Object: H: 78.1 x W: 132.1 x D: 7.6 cm (30 3/4 x 52 x 3 in.)

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