votive tablets

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Scope note
Tablets produced for a variety of functions, as souvenirs for pilgrims, icons for portable shrines, models for artists, or for insertion into images or stupas to enhance their potency. These may incorporate carved images of deities or inscriptions.
votive tablets
Accepted term: 22-Apr-2024