Votive plate; East or Southeast Asia; late 19th century.

Votive plaque; East or Southeast Asia; late 19th century.
Carved and polychrome wood.
Presents marks of use and faults.
Measurements: 14 x 8 cm (total).
Carved votive plaque featuring an image of Our Lady of the Apocalypse or Virgin of the Apocalypse surrounded by a flamed mandorla, standing on a dragon, with joined hands.
A votive offering is an object left in a sacred place for ritual reasons, which is the same as an ex-voto, it is an offering made to the gods, usually made of wax. This symbol was taken by Catholicism and the votive offering became an offering left by the faithful who had received a gift or healing as an offering and remembrance.