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 Part of a female face with inlaid eyes, Ancient Greek Votive offering, 4th cent. BCE, probably by Praxias, set in a niche of a pillar in the sanctuary of Asclepios in Athens, Acropolis Museum, Athens |
A votive deposit or votive offering is one or more objects displayed or deposited, without the intention of recovery or use, in a sacred place for broadly religious purposes. Such items are a feature of modern and ancient societies and are generally made in order to gain favor with supernatural forces. Some offerings have apparently been made in anticipation of the achievement of a particular wish, but in Western cultures from which documentary evidence survives it has been more typical to wait until the wish has been fulfilled before making the offering, for which the more specific term ex-voto may be used. Votive offerings have been described in historical Roman era and Greek sources, although similar acts continue into the present day, for example in traditional Catholic culture and, arguably, in the modern day practice of tossing coins into a wishing well or fountain. The modern construction practice called topping out can be considered as an example of a votive practice that has very ancient roots.
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| Votive Offerings on the Catholic Encyclopedia (191... Votive Offerings on the Catholic Encyclopedia (1917) www.newadvent.org/cathen/15509a.htm - Web |
| Marine french ex-voto of Marseille Notre-Dame de l... Marine french ex-voto of Marseille Notre-Dame de la Garde (France) ex-voto.site.voila.fr - Web |
| The Santa Heduwiges Retablo in my family (Nuevo Ca... The Santa Heduwiges Retablo in my family (Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico) www.santaheduwiges.com - Web |
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