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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:17th century CEMedium:silk, silver, galloon, embroideringTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:CuzcoRepository:Cathedral of Cuzco, PeruKeywords:Miter, Embroidery, Attire, Ritual, Liturgical, Perfomance
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Christus
Thorvaldsen, BertelDate:1821-1833 CEMedium:stoneTradition:LutheranPlace of Origin:CopenhagenSubject:ChristKeywords:Compassion, Resurrection, Neoclassical, Eucharist, Sculpture, Christ -
Mourning Piece
Lyman, MaryDate:ca. 1804-1805 CEMedium:thread, silk, satin, embroideringTradition:ProtestantPlace of Origin:SpringfieldRepository:Historic New England (Accession #1917.284)Keywords:Embroidery, Mourning, Death, Prestige -
The Vincent and Mary Markham Monument
Conrads, Carl H., Fehmer, AlbertDate:1899-1900 CEMedium:graniteTradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:DenverSubject:Good SamaritanKeywords:Good Samaritan, Memorial, Sculpture, Charity, Compassion, Death -
Drain-spout in the Form of a Flying Celestial Figure
Date:973 CEMedium:stoneTradition:ShaivaKeywords:Water, Monastic, Sculpture -
Shaiva Monastery, Chandrehe
Date:973 CEMedium:stone, architectureTradition:ShaivaPlace of Origin:ChandreKeywords:Monastic, Monastery, Architecture -
Dead Christ Entombed
Holbein, Hans, the youngerDate:1521 CEMedium:oil paint, oil paintingTradition:Roman CatholicRepository:Basel, Kunstmuseum, Öffentliche KunstsammlungSubject:EntombmentKeywords:Death, Mortality, Entombment, Divinity, Painting, Christ -
Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth
Larkin, ClarenceDate:1920 CETradition:DispensationalistPlace of Origin:United StatesSubject:BibleKeywords:Fundamentalist, Dispensationalist, Bible, Chart, Print, Text -
In the Woods
Durand, Asher BrownDate:1855 CEMedium:oil paint, canvas, oil paintingPlace of Origin:United StatesRepository:Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art (95.13.1)Subject:NatureKeywords:Nature, Transcendentalist, Unitarian, Landscape, Painting -
The Supernatural Eyes of God
Akoto, KwameDate:2010 CEMedium:paint, paintingTradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:KumasiKeywords:Vision, Power, God, Repurposed, Painting, Eyes -
Digambar Jina Icon
Medium:stoneTradition:DigambarPlace of Origin:BlairstownSubject:JinaKeywords:Meditation, Veneration, Liberation, Cult statue, Sculpture, Jina -
Shvetambar Jina icon
Medium:stoneTradition:ShvetambarSubject:JinaKeywords:Veneration, Ornamentation, Liberation, Cult statue, Sculpture, Jina