Votive Plaque with a Female Saint
This thin silver piece shows a female saint with an inscription that translates as: "Lord, help." It was a votive, or offering, left by pilgrims at a shrine in order to ask for divine assistance, or to give thanks for a miraculous cure. The practice of leaving votives at shri...
Artifact
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id
29857
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contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
[Found near Ma'aret en-Noman, Syria, prior to 1945]; Joseph Brummer, New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
1
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_57.1826_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_57.1826_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_57.1826_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1826 |