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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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Goltzius, HendrickDate:1598 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:NetherlandsRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Edward B. Greene, B.A. 1900 1930.18Subject:Betrayal of ChristKeywords:Betrayal of Christ
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Christ on the Mount of Olives (The Agony in the Garden), from The Passion
Goltzius, HendrickDate:1597 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:NetherlandsRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Edward B. Greene, B.A. 1900 1930.17Subject:Agony in the GardenKeywords:Christ, Prayer, Gethsemane, Print, The Passion, Angels -
Last Supper, from The Passion
Goltzius, HendrickDate:1598 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:NetherlandsRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Edward B. Greene, B.A. 1900 1930.16Subject:Last SupperKeywords:Last Supper, Christ, Print, The Passion -
Head of Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl
Date:1440-1500 CEMedium:ceramicTradition:AztecPlace of Origin:MéxicoRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Bequest from the Estate of Alice M. Kaplan 2001.83.1Subject:Xochipilli-MacuilxochitlKeywords:Deities, Music, Games, Pleasure, Sculpture -
Oil lamp (Fitula)
Date:19th century CEMedium:ironTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:MaliRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973 2005.19.1Keywords:Ritual implement, Lamp -
Catedral de Santa María de la Sede (Cathedral of Seville)
Date:15th century CEMedium:stonework, stained glass, carving, architectureTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:SevilleKeywords:Architecture, Cathedral, Gothic, Minaret, Mosque -
Kneeling Female Figure (Pomdo)
Date:10th-16th centuries CEMedium:soapstonePlace of Origin:Sierra LeoneRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, Collection 2006.51.39Keywords:Women, Sculpture -
Equestrian Shrine Figure
Date:early-mid 20th century CEMedium:wood, pigmentPlace of Origin:NigeriaRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, Collection 2006.51.86Subject:EquestrianKeywords:Goddess, Oya, Shango, Ritual, Equestrian, Sculpture -
Male and Female Pair of Figurative Staffs (Edan)
Date:19th century CEMedium:brass, ironTradition:Yoruba CulturePlace of Origin:NigeriaRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, Collection 2006.51.453Keywords:Staff, Ritual -
Maternity Figure
Date:12th-17th centuries CEMedium:terracottaPlace of Origin:MaliRepository:Yale University Art GalleryCharles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, Collection 2006.51.113Keywords:Motherhood, Women, Children, Sculpture -
Baruch escript un livre soubs Jeremie
Date:ca. 1580 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:FranceRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Everett V. Meeks, B.A. 1901, Fund 2005.130.5Keywords:Print, Old Testament, Text, Jeremiah, Jerusalem, Scripture -
Kristus (Christ)
Schmidt-Rottluff, KarlDate:1918 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:GermanyRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Collection Société Anonyme 1941.675Subject:ChristKeywords:Christ, Print