Antique Votive

However, the frequent discovery of comparable vessels in funerary contexts indicates that they also possessed a significance beyond everyday use, serving as grave goods, votive or f...

Frequently discovered in tombs and sanctuaries, they are thought to have served as votive or funerary offerings, symbolic representations of sustenance or ritual practice deposited t...

Offering an extensive collection of unique religious objects spanning many centuries, regions, cultures and religions, from authentic holy relics, early Christian artifacts, monstran...

The interior includes shelves for displaying religious images, saints, or votive offerings. The pieces show wear, losses, and restorations consistent with their use and the passage o...

They were frequently deposited as votive offerings in sanctuaries, dedicated to deities in fulfilment of prayers or acts of devotion, while others accompanied the dead in funerary co...

Frequently discovered in tombs and sanctuaries, they are thought to have served as votive or funerary offerings, symbolic representations of sustenance or ritual practice deposited t...

Frequently discovered in tombs and sanctuaries, they are also thought to have served as votive or funerary offerings, symbolic representations of sustenance or ritual practice.

However, because royal busts of this type were commonly found in temples, it has been suggested that they may have served as a votive, or offering, to a divinity in his or her shrine.

Here, the motif transforms the figure from a simple classical maiden into something more symbolic—perhaps a participant in a forgotten ceremony, priestess, votive figure, or guardian...

Frequently discovered in tombs and sanctuaries, they are also thought to have served as votive or funerary offerings, symbolic representations of sustenance or ritual practice.

These statuettes may have functioned as votive offerings, decorative objects, or commemorative representations celebrating the cultural importance of theatrical performance.

Examples of such refined stoneware have been found in settlements, cemeteries, and sanctuaries alike; with the smallest examples likely used as votive offerings. Particularly popular...

Frequently discovered in tombs and sanctuaries, they are thought to have served as votive or funerary offerings, symbolic representations of sustenance or ritual practice deposited t...

Frequently discovered in tombs and sanctuaries, they are thought to have served as votive or funerary offerings, symbolic representations of sustenance or ritual practice deposited t...

Frequently discovered in tombs and sanctuaries, they are thought to have served as votive or funerary offerings, symbolic representations of sustenance or ritual practice deposited t...

Associated with purity and transcendence, it was placed within temples as both a decorative and votive element. The two examples, cast in bronze and covered with lacquer gilding, dis...

The painting would therefore have been commissioned as a votive offering in thanksgiving for the birth of their son: the infant wears a yellow and blue jacket, an obvious reference t...

Frequently discovered in tombs and sanctuaries, they are thought to have served as votive or funerary offerings, symbolic representations of sustenance or ritual practice deposited t...

The present is a female votive, with a striated wig, and beaded necklaces.

Frequently discovered in tombs and sanctuaries, they are thought to have served as votive or funerary offerings, symbolic representations of sustenance or ritual practice deposited t...

The painting depicts a view of Lake Lucerne with the Chapel of William Tell in the foreground — a votive chapel built in 1879 on the rocky shore of Lake Lucerne, at the spot where tr...

As a result, the Charioteer of Delphi is also a part of the famed votive offerings as a majority of Greek art is. The other fragment, being more unreadable, suggests that the Chariot...

For Tatjana Brahms (1994), on the other hand, it would be a topographical element, which would identify the specific sanctuary to which the votive sculpture was offered: it would the...

Some of the earliest faience objects made in Egypt were beads, soon followed by small votive temple offerings and royal tomb objects. Faience was inlaid into furniture and into walls...

Likely produced as a votive offering, this stylized animal figure would have been placed at a temple or altar as an act of devotion and prayer.

Frequently discovered in tombs and sanctuaries, they are thought to have served as votive or funerary offerings, symbolic representations of sustenance or ritual practice deposited t...

In ancient times, the bull was the quintessential sacrificial animal, the protagonist par excellence of ritual sacrifice and, therefore, a recurring element in the decoration of obje...

Bronze stupas were used as sacred repositories for the ashes of holy individuals, as symbols of the Buddha's enlightened mind, and as votive offerings for gaining merit and promoting...

Generally confined to Christianity, the term is derived from ‘ex voto suscepto’, which translates as ‘from the vow made’. Votive offerings more broadly are known from the Neolithic p...

Due to its intrinsic meaning, ancient red porphyry has been used and reused primarily to create works intended as cultural propaganda: columns supporting representations of deities o...

Due to its intrinsic meaning, ancient red porphyry has been used and reused primarily to create works intended as cultural propaganda: columns supporting representations of deities o...

Buddha head, Thailand, cast bronze, late 19th – early 20th century (Rattanakosin period), Sukhothai/Ayutthaya style. Elegant votive head with a serene face, half-closed eyes beneath ...

—perhaps the cult statue of the Asclepeion in the Agora of Athens— which was widely reproduced since then and during the Roman period, in votive reliefs, life-size sculptures and sma...

Beginning in the Bronze Age, in much of what is now Europe, there emerged a practice of ritually “killing” weapons and other possessions to be buried with the warrior to whom they ha...

Bronze figures such as this were often dedicated in temple precincts, particularly at Bubastis (the cult centre of Bastet) and Saqqara, as votive offerings to secure health, fertilit...

But during this period, artisans perfected the material’s composition and finish, enabling the production of intricate votive figures, amulets, bowls, and inlays of exceptional preci...

As a rule, votive ships are constructed and given as gifts to the church by seamen and ship builders.

Bronze baluster bowl. Antique bronze votive bowl with ten bronze balusters punctuating the outer surface in high relief.

Carved from a block of rich orange quartzite, indicating an exceptionally wealthy patron, it was likely created as a votive, for display within a temple. In antiquity, the complete s...

Large Red Offering Tray, Burma Late 19th/early 20th century Bamboo, lacquer ...

The plate presents an encyclopaedic survey of classical religious and mythological imagery, combining statues, relief fragments, votive figures, and engraved gems into a single, care...

. * E is a striking, exaggerated head with wide eyes and a toothy grin, possibly a grotesque or theatrical mask used in votive offerings. In the lower portion: * F features the wel...

Probably from an altarpiece or votive niche, this work constitutes a rare example of French religious sculpture from the Baroque period.

During the Late period, there was a proliferation of small bronze images of deities and sacred objects presented as votive offerings in temples. It is possible that this figure was d...

Antique Italian softly patinated green bronze tripod oil lamp / votive candle stand in the classical style popularized during the Grand Tour period with three figural bird figures wi...

They served as storage for ritual implements, textiles, votive offerings, and Buddhist objects, and were sometimes donated as offerings themselves.

They are adorned with: – Mythological figures such as satyrs, sirens, and cherubs – Architectural motifs including volutes, columns, and pediments – Botanical flourishes with styliz...

Chromolithograph of motifs from woodwork, manuscripts and votive paintings ornaments. This print originates from 'l'Ornement Polychrome' by Auguste Racinet.

Japanese Tomyodai, a temple light stand created of hand wrought iron in an upright form of a circle or "tama" ( flaming jewel of spiritual enlightenment ) with 13 ringlet projections...

Old weathered cubist seated tribal carved wood spring or votive figure with hands raised in namaste position.

As in Europe, votive paintings began as static images of saints or other religious figures which were then donated to a church.

Such dedications were common in colonial religious art, often recording the patron or donor who sponsored the work for a church or as a votive offering. The presence of this inscript...

Also sometimes known as votive lamps for their frequent presence in churches, this type of lamps They were outstanding pieces.

In Japan, the phallic root is a symbol of fertility, prosperity of offspring, and protection from bad luck, and has long been an object of worship in many places. Phallic statues and...

The panels are richly adorned with floral and symbolic motifs, including: Hearts and flower vases, votive and auspicious symbols, often linked to weddings or dowries.

On its own or hosting flickering votive candles, this sculptural lamp lights up modern interiors with its sense of history and sculptural presence.

Traditionally, natural bee’s wax or pure olive oil must be burned as the source of light, signifying sacrifice, and the candle or oil flame should be inside a glass “globe” which is ...

Old weathered tribal sitting votive or spring figure with hands clasped, raised in namaste position, traces of clay and incrustation, expressive carved open mouth and eyes.

A wonderful example of functional art or an interesting objet d'art, whether used once again to burn oil for primitive lighting, as a votive candle holder, chamber candlestick stand,...

We have an extensive collection from around the world, spanning all regions and religions, including old world European Baroque period altarpiece, Spanish Colonial altar table, Roman...