Roman Bronze Votive Arm 100-300 A.D. french Worth noting on the top

Worth noting on the top shelf the original brackets and fixings are still in place

suggesting the piece was originally fixed to a curved architectural element such as an altar column or frame within a larger Baroque structure

one bowl retains crisp gilding while the other shows gentle softening from age and use — entirely consistent with authentic court service pieces

Made in galvanised metal and painted with the historic Châteauneuf-du-Pape name and papal crest – a lineage that reaches back to the 14th Century

In Celtic Britain and further afield many shrines were set at the source of a river

Roman Bronze Votive Arm 100-300 A.D. french Worth noting on the topA miniature bronze Roman Votive arm 100 300 A. D. Votive offerings were gifted to the gods often in shrines and temples, but also within the Lararium shrine within the Roman home. They were given as a plea: and in hope of healing; as a cure; or as a thanks; and were made in the anatomical shape of the afflicted body part. Here we see an arm made from bronze. They are part of a group known as anatomical votives, often created from terracotta, stone and