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Religious & Spiritual Relics
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Stained Glass - Medieval - with Angel & Lightbox Display | Circa 16th Century
Stained Glass - Medieval - with Angel & Lightbox Display | Circa 16th Century
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- $4,000.00
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- $4,000.00
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Thai Bronze Head of Buddha Shakyamuni | Circa 14th – 15th Century
Thai Bronze Head of Buddha Shakyamuni | Circa 14th – 15th Century
- Regular price
- $3,500.00
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- $3,500.00
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Antique Winged Temple Guardian | Hand-Carved Wooden Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
Antique Winged Temple Guardian | Hand-Carved Wooden Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $3,500.00
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- $3,500.00
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Tibetan Kapala Skull Cup | Buddhist Ritual Skull Vessel | 19th-Century
Tibetan Kapala Skull Cup | Buddhist Ritual Skull Vessel | 19th-Century
- Regular price
- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Thai Gilt Wooden Figure with Gem Inlays | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Thai Gilt Wooden Figure with Gem Inlays | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Southern Russian Jewish Bridal Belt | Brass and Cornelian Stones | 17th–18th Century
Southern Russian Jewish Bridal Belt | Brass and Cornelian Stones | 17th–18th Century
- Regular price
- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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European Wooden Crucifix | Baroque Christ Figure | Circa 17th Century
European Wooden Crucifix | Baroque Christ Figure | Circa 17th Century
- Regular price
- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Germanic Miniature Memento Mori Coffin | Circa Late 18th – Early 19th Century
Germanic Miniature Memento Mori Coffin | Circa Late 18th – Early 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Antique Burmese Shan (Tai Yai) Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Late 19th–Early 20th Century
Antique Burmese Shan (Tai Yai) Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Late 19th–Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Antique Hand-Carved Crucifix with Bone Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
Antique Hand-Carved Crucifix with Bone Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Tibetan Kangling Ritual Trumpet | Human Femur with Silver Fittings & Turquoise Inlay | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
Tibetan Kangling Ritual Trumpet | Human Femur with Silver Fittings & Turquoise Inlay | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Khmer Empire Devotional Fragment | Padmapani (Avalokitesvara) in Carved Stone | Circa 12th Century
Khmer Empire Devotional Fragment | Padmapani (Avalokitesvara) in Carved Stone | Circa 12th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Two Tibetan Thigh Bone Prayer Wheel Cylinders | Circa 19th Century
Two Tibetan Thigh Bone Prayer Wheel Cylinders | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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A Pair of Rare Large Tibetan Kapala Citipati Beads | 18th-19th Century
A Pair of Rare Large Tibetan Kapala Citipati Beads | 18th-19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Qing Dynasty Phoenix Relief | Hand-Carved Camphor Wood with Gilding & Polychrome Pigments | Circa 19th Century
Qing Dynasty Phoenix Relief | Hand-Carved Camphor Wood with Gilding & Polychrome Pigments | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Papua New Guinea | Ceremonial Bone Dagger | Tribal Artifact with Cowrie Shell & Hair | Circa 19th Century
Papua New Guinea | Ceremonial Bone Dagger | Tribal Artifact with Cowrie Shell & Hair | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Pair of Antique European Carved Wooden Saint Figures | Ecclesiastical Devotional Sculptures | Circa 18th – 19th Century
Pair of Antique European Carved Wooden Saint Figures | Ecclesiastical Devotional Sculptures | Circa 18th – 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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Khmer Sandstone Buddha Head Fragment | Angkor Period | Cambodia | 12th Century
Khmer Sandstone Buddha Head Fragment | Angkor Period | Cambodia | 12th Century
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- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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Indian Carved Wood Gajalakshmi Architectural Panel | Late 19th to Early 20th Century
Indian Carved Wood Gajalakshmi Architectural Panel | Late 19th to Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Our Lady of Częstochowa Icon | Embossed Metal Riza | 19th Century
Our Lady of Częstochowa Icon | Embossed Metal Riza | 19th Century
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- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Large Imperial Russian Orthodox | Bronze Devotional Cross | Church Slavonic Inscriptions | Circa Late 18th–Early 19th Century
Large Imperial Russian Orthodox | Bronze Devotional Cross | Church Slavonic Inscriptions | Circa Late 18th–Early 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Ancient Gandharan Buddhist | Stucco Head Fragment Mounted on Display Base | Circa 3rd–5th Century AD
Ancient Gandharan Buddhist | Stucco Head Fragment Mounted on Display Base | Circa 3rd–5th Century AD
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Very Large Antique Spanish Colonial Folk Art | Corpus Christi Wood Sculpture | Circa 17th–19th Century
Very Large Antique Spanish Colonial Folk Art | Corpus Christi Wood Sculpture | Circa 17th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Chinese Carved Head of a Buddhist Arhat | Antique Temple Sculpture on Display Stand | Circa 18th–19th Century
Chinese Carved Head of a Buddhist Arhat | Antique Temple Sculpture on Display Stand | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Spanish Colonial Brass Processional Cross Finial | Double-Sided Crucifix & Saint | 18th–19th Century
Spanish Colonial Brass Processional Cross Finial | Double-Sided Crucifix & Saint | 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Hand-Carved | Spanish Colonial | Virgin Mary & Child | Circa 18th Century
Hand-Carved | Spanish Colonial | Virgin Mary & Child | Circa 18th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Antique | Spanish Colonial Santo of the Holy Family | Circa 19th Century
Antique | Spanish Colonial Santo of the Holy Family | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Southeast Asian | Terracotta Buddhist | Votive Plaques | Circa 14th-18th Century
Southeast Asian | Terracotta Buddhist | Votive Plaques | Circa 14th-18th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Ayutthaya | Carved Wooden Temple Fragment with Gilded Accents | Thailand | Circa 17th Century
Ayutthaya | Carved Wooden Temple Fragment with Gilded Accents | Thailand | Circa 17th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Southeast Asian Buddha Head | Carved Stone Sculpture on Stand | 13th–14th Century CE
Southeast Asian Buddha Head | Carved Stone Sculpture on Stand | 13th–14th Century CE
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Implement | Carved Horn Seed Dispenser | Circa 18th–19th Century
Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Implement | Carved Horn Seed Dispenser | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $950.00
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- $950.00
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Thai Gilded Temple Panel With Dharmachakra And Naga | Circa Late 19th Century
Thai Gilded Temple Panel With Dharmachakra And Naga | Circa Late 19th Century
- Regular price
- $850.00
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- $850.00
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Antique Himalayan | Painted Hide-Covered Lidded Storage Basket with Deity Figure | Late 19th–Early 20th Century
Antique Himalayan | Painted Hide-Covered Lidded Storage Basket with Deity Figure | Late 19th–Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $800.00
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- $800.00
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Ancient Gandharan Limestone Head Fragment | Kushan Period | Circa 2nd–5th Century CE
Ancient Gandharan Limestone Head Fragment | Kushan Period | Circa 2nd–5th Century CE
- Regular price
- $800.00
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- $800.00
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Collector Insights
Brief insights into religious relics, sacred art, devotional objects, and spiritual artifacts from cultures around the world.
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What types of religious and spiritual artifacts are featured in this collection?
This collection may include antique religious statues, devotional crosses, Orthodox icons, Buddhist relics, Hindu sacred art, Tibetan gau shrines, votive plaques, ritual bells, amulets, temple fragments, and ceremonial objects. The selection spans personal expressions of faith and objects created for churches, temples, shrines, and ritual settings.
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What is the difference between a devotional object and a ritual object?
A devotional object is generally used for personal prayer, contemplation, protection, or remembrance. A ritual object is used during an established religious or ceremonial practice, often according to the customs of a particular spiritual tradition.
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What are reliquaries, gau shrines, and travelling icons?
These are portable sacred objects designed to hold or display prayers, religious images, protective materials, or spiritually significant contents. Tibetan gau shrines and Russian Orthodox travelling icons allowed devotional objects to be carried during journeys or kept in personal worship spaces.
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Why do antique religious artifacts often show signs of wear?
Religious artifacts may display worn surfaces, faded pigments, smoke deposits, softened details, repairs, or traces of handling resulting from years of devotional use, ceremonial activity, travel, and display. These characteristics can form an important part of the object’s spiritual and historical story.
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How are religious relics and sacred artifacts researched?
Research considers an object’s materials, construction, symbolism, iconography, inscriptions, artistic tradition, condition, and comparison with documented examples. Available provenance and previous collection records are also reviewed when assessing its age and cultural origin.
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Can I buy authentic religious and spiritual artifacts online?
Yes. Relic & Rarity offers religious relics, antique sacred art, Buddhist artifacts, Christian devotional objects, Orthodox icons, and spiritual collectibles for sale online. Listings provide detailed photographs, measurements, condition information, available provenance, and a Certificate of Authenticity.
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