A guide to the exhibition illustrating Greek and Roman life (1920)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities · London, British Museum · leaf 56
a bronze tablet with aniron chain and staple (No. 110). Thetablet, apparently of about 200 B.C., isinscribed on both sides, and seems to givea list of statues of deities, some, such asVezkei, peculiar to the Samnites, others,such as Ceres and Hermes, of widelyspread worship. It is a most… … Fig. 34.—TerracottaModel Shrine (No.109). Ht. 4 in. Votive Offerings.A votive offering is a present made to a deity, in orderto secure some favour for the future, to avert anger for a pastoffence, or to express gratitude for a favour received. This lastpurpose includes offerings made in fulfilment…
Civilization, Greek and Roman · Classical antiquities
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