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| Keywords: Syrian - Votive Plaque with Eyes - Walters 571865563.jpg This thin silver piece shows a pair of almond-shaped eyes above an inscription that translates In fulfillment of a vow The words identify the plaquette as 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 with reference to the healed body part The practice of leaving votives at shrines continues to this day century 6 7 Late Antique silver alloy cm 2 86 3 81 accession number 57 1865 563 36145 Found near Ma'aret en-Noman Syria prior to 1945 M Henri Seyrig Beirut date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of M Henri Seyrig 1956 Translation In fulfillment of a vow Sacred Souvenirs Byzantine Pilgrimage Art Dumbarton Oaks Washington 1982 Silver Treasure from Early Byzantium The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1986 Treasures of Heaven The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; The British Museum London 2010-2011 place of origin Syria Walters Art Museum license Byzantine silver in the Walters Art Museum Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Reliefs from Syria Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
