Altar Shrine

The small mounting post beneath the base is still present too, suggesting it once belonged to a shrine or altar setting. Tiny object, but clearly made with a great deal of care.

They were carved as mirror images, one turning to the left and one to the right, so they could flank an altar, a shrine or a reliquary. That is why complete pairs are so special: ove...

Rich in character and historical charm, this piece would have served as a sacred shrine or altar, making it highly desirable for collectors of antique Indian wooden temples, religiou...

This feature would have allowed the figure to stand securely on temple altars or household shrines. Comparable examples are extraordinarily scarce, and the present piece is unlike an...

Porcelain models of fruit, often called "Altar Fruit," were placed on shrines to ensure that a "fresh" offering was always present for the ancestors or deities.

These small-scale, portable forms served to spread Buddhist teachings, could be placed on home altars or in monastic shrines, and functioned as devotional objects for meditation and ...

Many were created for temples, shrines, and domestic altars, where depictions of deities and mythological figures embodied protection, prosperity, and spiritual guidance.

At the bottom of the sheet, a comprehensive **“Uitlegging”** (Explanation) provides a key to 18 architectural and ritual features, including: * A: The central pagoda with its massiv...

From important historical relics, altar tables, altarpiece, reredos, tabernacle reliquary, Buddhist and Hindu statuary including full body Buddha, Buddha head or hand, life size myth...

These lamps originate from the rich South German tradition of decorative church furnishing: their original use was as altar flower arrangements, a lasting and maintenance-free altern...

Traditionally, Hinoki was believed to invite good fortune and purify spaces, making it a preferred material for Shinto shrines, religious altars, and even bathhouses. Left in it's o...

Technique: Chromolithograph Maker: German devotional publisher, late 19th–early 20th century Keywords: Antique Catholic print, Coronation of Mary, Coronation of the Virgin, Marian d...

These hand-carved wooden pillars were once used to elevate burning incense in a shrine or altar display. An essential element of ritual prayer, incense is burned as a form of offerin...

He sits atop a lotus leaf; the lotus flower is commonly used for prayers at Thai shrines and altars. The shrine of the four faced Buddha was named the Erawan Shrine after Erawan, ...

This practical size antique could be the ideal crucifix for your shrine or home altar and this religious work of art will never fail to impress.

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition ...

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition ...

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition ...

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition ...

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition ...

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Ann Nathan Gallery, Group Exhibition Twisted F...

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Ann Nathan Gallery, Group Exhibition Twisted F...