@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 7 months agoLead votive offering, Roman, 3rd century ADimagemessage-square1arrow-up111arrow-down10
arrow-up111arrow-down1imageLead votive offering, Roman, 3rd century AD@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square1
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish3•7 months agoSource A votive offering is an object left as praise to a god or gods, rather than offerings meant for the priesthood or animal sacrifice. This particular one features Sol Invictus, ‘The Unconquerable Sun’, a popular Roman deity of the late 3rd century AD.
