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Material Objects Archive
Objects, images, and a proliferation of materialities engage bodies and minds, events and ideas, in ways both profound and subtle. Material objects, especially as they are activated in religious practices broadly conceived, are situated at the heart of MAVCOR. This Material Objects Archive offers an ever-expanding online gallery of such objects. We invite you to use it as a tool for thinking and teaching, researching and writing—and we welcome your suggestions and contributions to this collaborative enterprise.
In 2017, MAVCOR initiated the MAVCOR Digital Spaces Project, documenting sacred spaces via 360º panorama (360s) and high resolution giga-pixel (Zooms) photography. You can view all Digital Spaces Project 360s and Zooms here, or you can check the appropriate box in the Material Objects Archive search to view affiliated material objects.
Material Objects
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Knight, LeonardDate:1980s-2010s CEMedium:adobe, acrylic paint, straw, paintingTradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:NilandKeywords:Public Art, Love, Text, Bible, God
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Sri Kedareshwar Temple
Tradition:ShaivaPlace of Origin:VārānasiKeywords:Benares, Architecture, Pilgrimage -
Building material shop selling Eikonostasia
Date:21st century CETradition:OrthodoxPlace of Origin:GreeceKeywords:Commercial, Shrine -
Basílica de la Sagrada Família, Barcelona
Gaudí, AntoniMedium:stonework, ceramic tile, sandstone, granite, reinforced concrete, masonry, brick, glass, wood, metal, fiberglass, polystyrene, architecture, carvingTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:BarcelonaKeywords:Church, Architecture, Tourism -
Relief of Aphrodite in a niche
Date:ca. 200-256 CEMedium:limestone, carving, sculptingTradition:RomanRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos 1935.43Subject:AphroditeKeywords:Aphrodite, Gods, Sculpture, Altar, Deities, Goddess -
Capilla de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes de la Puerta Real
Date:20th century CETradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:SevilleKeywords:Confraternity, Religious Brotherhood, Chapel, Virgin Mary, Architecture -
Nazarenos graffiti
Date:2015 CEMedium:laminated paper, glueTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:SevilleSubject:NazarenosKeywords:Graffiti, Confraternity, Religious Brotherhood -
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Memorial of a deadly accident
Date:ca. 2011 CEMedium:building stoneTradition:OrthodoxPlace of Origin:GreeceKeywords:Shrine, Memorial, Death, Angel -
Memorial of a deadly accident
Date:ca. 2009 CEMedium:building stoneTradition:OrthodoxPlace of Origin:GreeceKeywords:Shrine, Memorial, Death, Angel -
Built eikonostasi on Analipseos street
Date:mid-late 20th century CETradition:OrthodoxPlace of Origin:LevádhiaKeywords:Shrine, Memorial