Silver ex-voto* of a foot dating 1910-1925
This foot is not hallmarked so we are not sure if it is 925 or 800 silver.
The length is about 12 cm, weight 19 gr.
We are offering this vintage Sicilian
ex voto for € 30,oo
If interested please send us an with the code EV2 or description (Ex-voto-2) and we will send you a bill with handling and shipping costs as well as our bank coordinates.
| *An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or divinity. It was given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow made") or in gratitude or devotion. Ex-votos are placed in churches or chapels where the worshiper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks. In Southern Italy they are a reproduction of a miraculously healed body part. The now almsot lost tradition of depositing ex-votos in Italy existed since Etruscan times ( 700 B.C.)! |  |
Etruscan ex-voto from Veio dating 300 B.C. Presently in the Etruscan Museum Villa Giulia in Rome
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