Group of 4 Mixed Vintage Ex-Votiives Ex-Voto Milagros, Italy and Egypt - Rita Okrent Collection (AA562)

Group of 4 light weight vintage tin worn ex-voto offering amulets. Rita collected old ex-votos from Italy, Greece, Peru, Mexico and Egypt. These vintage ex-votos are quite collectible and hard to come by.

Circa mid to late 1900's. Collected in the 1980's by Rita.

Weight (total): 18.4 grams. Leg measures: 13 cm height.  Heart: 7 cm height. Eyes: 6 cm width. Arm 5-5.5 cm height (this may be coated plastic or tin).

Last photo shows ex-votos on display in Sienna, Italy.

Some nice articles on ex-votos:

http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/19/travel/shopper-s-world-votive-figures-for-collectors.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/arts/design/bard-graduate-center-faith-votive-objects.html?searchResultPosition=5

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