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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:300–600 CEMedium:ceramicTradition:ZapotecPlace of Origin:OaxacaRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, Stephen Carlton Clark, B.A. 1903, Fund 1973.88.10Subject:Pitao CozobiKeywords:Sculpture, Statue, Maize God, Pitao Cozobi, Funerary, Deities
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Brazier with deity
Date:1325-1521 CEMedium:ceramic, pigmentTradition:AztecPlace of Origin:MéxicoRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, Stephen Carlton Clark, B.A. 1903, Fund 1973.88.14Subject:TlalocKeywords:Sculpture, Statue, Brazier, Tlaloc, Maize God, Deities -
Gold Crown
Date:900-1350 CEMedium:goldPlace of Origin:LambayequeRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971 ILE2008.14.4Keywords:Crown, Ritual implement -
Hanging censer with three complete chains
Medium:bronzePlace of Origin:GerasaRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, The Yale-British School Excavations at Gerasa 1929.582Keywords:Ritual implement, Censer -
Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra
Date:165-256 CEMedium:limestone, carving, signsRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos 1929.385Keywords:Altar, Text, Deities -
The Resurrection, from The Passion
Goltzius, HendrickDate:1598 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:NetherlandsRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Edward B. Greene, B.A. 1900 1930.27Subject:ResurrectionKeywords:Resurrection, Christ, The Passion, Print, Angels -
Burial of Christ (The Entombment), from The Passion
Goltzius, HendrickDate:1596 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:NetherlandsRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Edward B. Greene, B.A. 1900 1930.26Subject:EntombmentKeywords:Burial, Christ, The Passion, Print -
Burial of Christ (The Entombment), from The Passion
Goltzius, HendrickDate:1598 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:NetherlandsRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Edward B. Greene, B.A. 1900 1930.25Subject:CrucifixionKeywords:Crucifixion, Christ, Cross, The Passion, Print -
Christ Carrying the Cross, #9 in from The Passion
Goltzius, HendrickDate:1598 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:NetherlandsRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Edward B. Greene, B.A. 1900 1930.24Subject:Christ Carrying the CrossKeywords:Christ, Cross, The Passion, Print -
Ecce Homo, from The Passion
Goltzius, HendrickDate:1597 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:NetherlandsRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Edward B. Greene, B.A. 1900 1930.23Subject:Ecce HomoKeywords:Christ, Ecce Homo, The Passion, Print -
Christ Crowned with Thorns, from The Passion
Goltzius, HendrickDate:1597 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:NetherlandsRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Edward B. Greene, B.A. 1900 1930.22Subject:Christ Crowned with ThornsKeywords:Christ, The Passion, Print -
Flagellation of Christ, from The Passion
Goltzius, HendrickDate:1597 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:NetherlandsRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Edward B. Greene, B.A. 1900 1930.21Subject:Flagellation of ChristKeywords:Christ, The Passion, Print, Flagellation