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Votive offerings

Scope note

Use for objects or monuments donated by an individual for a public place or shrine, especially in gratitude for deliverance from distress. For those that are, or contain, images, use "votive images."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000178244

Broader Terms used

<object genres by function>

Term used for

ex-votos
offerings, votive

Equivalent Terms used

votive offering

Created

13yrs ago

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