The silver votive pendant of the rectangular shape with the wire ring for hanging. There is the rectangular projection in the center. The figure of a woman standing on the right with hands raised up, folded in prayer, is depicted on the projection.
Votive pendants (from the Latin "votives" - "dedicated to the gods, vow, wish") are small silver (gold) plaques in the shape or with the image of various parts of the human body or human figure. They were brought with thanksgiving for healing from an illness or with a request for healing. Votive pendants were hung to the miraculous and the most revered icons.
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