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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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Date:ca. 1230 CEMedium:tempera, wood, gold leaf, panel paintingTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:LuccaRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, University Purchase from James Jackson Jarves 1871.1.aSubject:CrucifixionKeywords:Crucifixion, Painting, Christ
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Relief of Atargatis and Hadad
Date:100-256 CEMedium:limestoneTradition:RomanPlace of Origin:Qal‘at aş ŞāliḩīyahRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos 1930.319Keywords:Sculpture, Deities, Goddess -
Mold-blown hexagonal glass flask with Jewish symbols
Date:6th-7th centuries CEMedium:mold-blown glassTradition:JewishPlace of Origin:PalestineRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, The Anna Rosalie Mansfield Collection 1930.439Keywords:Container, Menorah -
Priest’s Box
Date:18th-19th centuries CEMedium:bamboo, wood, metal, woodcarvingTradition:BatakPlace of Origin:SumatraRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971 ILE2012.30.237Keywords:Priest, Box, Container, Ritual -
Box Lid with a Dragon-Snake (Aso)
Date:19th century CEMedium:wood, glass, woodcarvingTradition:Kayan, KenyahPlace of Origin:BorneoRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971 ILE2012.30.324Keywords:Box, Animals, Container -
Ancestor Head
Date:19th century CEMedium:wood, woodcarvingPlace of Origin:Leti, KepulauanRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971 ILE2012.30.133Keywords:Ancestor, Sculpture -
Crown Top or Usnisha Cover
Date:late 9th-early 10th century CEMedium:gold, crystalTradition:BuddhistPlace of Origin:JavaRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of Valerie and Hunter Thompson 2008.21.109a-bKeywords:Usnisha, Ritual -
Seated Woman with a Child
Date:600–900 CEMedium:ceramic, pigmentTradition:MayaPlace of Origin:Jaina, IslaRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of the Olsen Foundation 1958.15.10Keywords:Funerary, Sculpture, Mother, Goddess -
Kero
Date:1550-1630 CEMedium:lacquer, woodTradition:IncaPlace of Origin:PeruRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of Harold Clark Strong, Ph.D. 1906 1967.73Keywords:Kero, Ritual, Power, Container -
Pendant with Bird-Headed Figure
Date:800–1500 CEMedium:goldPlace of Origin:Costa RicaRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, The Harold A. Strickland, Jr., Collection 1998.23.16Keywords:Jewelry, Pendant, Gold, Bird, Animals -
Pendant with a Standing Ruler or Lord
Date:200-600 CEMedium:jadeite, albite, muscovite, carvingTradition:MayaPlace of Origin:GuatemalaRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, Stephen Carlton Clark, B.A. 1903, Fund 1973.88.6Keywords:Lord, Pendant, Jewelry, Jester God -
Ceremonial Village Scene with a Flying Figure
Date:100-250 CEMedium:ceramic, pigmentTradition:NayaritPlace of Origin:MéxicoRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen 1959.55.18Keywords:Volador, Statue, Ceremony, Sculpture, Ritual