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Religious Items For Sale
Place of Origin: Asian
Place of Origin: West Asian
19th-Century Russian Religious Icon of Saint George and the Dragon, Hand-Painted
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th Century / Religious Icon of St George and the dragon / wood / Antique
A compelling 19th-century Russian Orthodox icon depicting Saint George and the Dragon, finely han...
Category
19th Century Russian Rustic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Fine Antique Large Russian Icon of the Pokrov, Moscow School, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique Russian icon of The Protection of the Mother of God, Pokrov
Moscow School
19th century
The Protection Icon depicts the Mother of God appearing above congregants a...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Fine Antique Russian Vermeil Silver, Enamel Christ Pantocrator Icon, Moscow 1848
Located in New York, NY
Superb Moscow School antique Russian vermeil silver and enamel icon of Christ Pantocrator, All Powerful, Sustainer of the World
Moscow, 1848
The icon of Christ Pantocrator is one of ...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Russian Icon “Mother Of God, Joy Of All Who Sorrow” Brass Oklad on Wood
Located in Nuernberg, DE
19th Century Russian Icon with Oklad — Mother of God “Joy of All the Afflicted”
A beautiful 19th-century Russian Orthodox icon depicting the Mother of God “Joy of All the Afflicted”...
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Late 19th Century Russian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate
Fine Antique Russian Vermeil Silver Enamel Pendant Icon of Kazan Mother of God
By Erik Kollin
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite antique Russian vermeil silver and cloisonne enamel pendant icon depicting Our Lady of Kazan, Kazanskaya Bogomater.
Assayer's mark for Iv...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Russian Icon of the Virgin of Tenderness (Eleousa), 19th Century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th century / Icon The Virgin of Tenderness or Eleousa / wood / Religious
This poignant 19th-century Russian icon depicts The Virgin of Tenderness, also known as Eleousa, ...
Category
19th Century Russian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
19th-Century Russian Religious Icon of the Twelve Great Feasts, Hand-Painted on
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th Century / Religious Icon of the Twelve Great Feasts / wood / Antique
A magnificent 19th-century Russian Orthodox icon depicting The Twelve Great Feasts, exquisitely ha...
Category
19th Century Russian Rustic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Large Antique East Indian Brass Hindu Altar Temple Statue Shrine Mandir 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good & large 19th century antique brass Hindu temple altar shrine, circa 1880.
The shrine in two sections with a domed top and a turned & pointed finial, below is a shaped gallery ...
Category
1880s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
19th Century Russian Icon Synaxis of Hierarch Saints, Christ Pantokrator, 1850s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-Century Russian Icon of the Synaxis of Hierarch Saints with Christ Pantokrator, with Inscribed Dedication, circa 1850
A beautiful 19th-century Russian Orthodox icon depicting t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Tibetan Antique Ritual Oracle Diadem Skull Crown
Located in London, GB
Tibetan Antique Ritual Oracle Kapala Diadem Carved Skull Crown.
Rare and unusual Tibetan Antique Ritual Oracle Diadem Skull Crown.
Late 19th - early ...
Category
1890s Tibetan Tibetan Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Russian Religious Icon of St. John the Warrior, 19th Century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th century / Icon St. John the Warrior / wood / Religious
A striking 19th-century Russian icon depicting St. John the Warrior, painted with exceptional attention to deta...
Category
19th Century Russian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique Russian Fiery Ascension of the Prophet Elijah Rare 5 Color Enamel Icon
Located in New York, NY
A rare Russian five color polychrome enamel bronze travel icon depicting scenes from the life of the Prophet Elijah including the Fiery Ascension. The border in cornflower blue enamel and scrolled foliate elements topped by the Old Slavonic inscription- Obraz Sviatovo Proroka Ulii- Image of the Holy Prophet Elijah. In the upper left corner is of the hand of God on a white enamel background signifying the clouds. To the right is the Fiery Ascension of Elijah with his dynamic winged horses on a background of finely hand chased flames with stylized wind gusts. The Prophet holds the reigns in his right hand and reaches out with his left to his follower Elisha with a mantle for the parting of the waters of the river Jordan. The river Jordan takes center stage in the icon as a dramatic element - a wide swath of flowing waves with the scenes from the life of Elijah depicted to its left: The Prophet Elijah in the wilderness; Elijah hides in the desert and is fed by an Angel; and Elijah and Elisha crossing the river Jordan parted by Elijah's mantle.
This scarce icon is especially significant for the Old Believers tradition. The Old Believers were the chief makers of bronze icons, created by using fire rather than painted by hand. The veneration of the Prophet Elijah, who through his sacrifice, was able to call for fire from heaven manifests a special connection for the sect. Fire, ogon in Russian, was viewed as a purifier and a link to the Last Judgement and the end of the world. Polychrome enamel icons...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Mid-Century Embossed Brass Parchment Scroll Holder with Stand
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century embossed brass parchment scroll holder with stand circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 10.5"W x 2.75"D x 4"H. The holder is engraved "Mi...
Category
20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Russian Icon Resurrection and Great Feast Days, 18th-19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Large antique late 18th century- early 19th century Russian icon of the Resurrection with Great Feasts. Original condition with beautiful age-old patina. The central area depicting t...
Category
Late 18th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Set of Two Antique Temple Heavy Bronze Door Handles, Nepal, 19th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A rare set of two handcrafted heavy bronze door handles from an old temple in Nepal, mid-19th century. Figurative male sculptures depicting a fertiliy deity used on entry doors as a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Nepalese Tibetan Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
$2,030 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Antique Ottoman Inkwell Qalamdan and Pen Case in Brass, Turkey
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique Turkish Brass Pencil Case Qalamdan and Inkwell From The Ottoman Empire
The interior of the brass case is divided into compartments to ho...
Category
Mid-19th Century Turkish Folk Art Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$364 Sale Price
43% Off
Large Icon of Our Lady of Kazan, Patron Saint of Russia, 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Large Icon of Our Lady of Kazan, Patron Saint of Russia, 1940s
According to tradition, the original icon was discovered in 1579 in Kazan by a little girl, after the Virgin Mary appea...
Category
1940s Russian Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Rare Antique Russian Moscow School Silver Enamel Icon of the Holy Trinity, 1853
Located in New York, NY
Fine and rare antique Russian silver and enamel Holy Trinity icon
Moscow, 1853
Marks: Cyrillic D O maker's mark, A C assay master's mark for Aggey Grigorievich Svechin ( Postnikova-L...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Rare Tibetan or Mongolian Gau Box Front with Garuda and Guardian Lion - Buddhist
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Rare Tibetan or Mongolian Gau Box Front with Garuda and Guardian Lion
Tibet or Mongolia, 19th Century
Dimensions: 7 × 9 × 2 cm
Weight: 36 grams
Material: Solid silver
Provenance: Tib...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
18th Century Russian Icon St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Circa 1780
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th-Century Russian Icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, circa 1780
A finely painted and richly gilded Russian Orthodox icon depicting St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, dating to th...
Category
18th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
19th-Century Russian Religious Icon of Christ Pantocrator, Hand-Painted on Wood
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th Century / Religious Icon Christ Pantocrator / wood / Antique
A striking 19th-century Russian religious icon depicting Christ Pantocrator, finely hand-painted in temper...
Category
19th Century Russian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique Asian Bronze Chariot with Dragon Head Pulled by Horses
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
From the Ramakien a Thai Ramayana.
A scene from Ramakian or Ramayan, the Indian epic Lakshman riding in a chariot along with Rama and Sita sitting in the back.
After his victory over Ravana, Sri Rama prepares to leave for Ayodhya, Rama now told Vibheeshan that there was just one more day...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Antique Burmese Buddhist Kammavaca Manuscript with Case
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Burma, 19th century Kammavaca manuscript with case. Sixteen gilt and lacquer leaves with two gilt and lacquer book covers. Wood coated with lacquer, twelve lines to each leaf written...
Category
Mid-19th Century Burmese Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Japanese Zushi mini shrine, Shinto talisman holder, wabi sabi wall decor
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique wooden Zushi (miniature shrine, the "house of the Gods") with water-drop like symbol openwork.
Manufactured circa 1860s - 1900s (late Edo to Meiji period) estimate from the s...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Late Edo Period Vajra Bell (Ghanta)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A finely cast ritual bell (ghanta) from the late Edo period (c. mid-19th century), made of brass with a five-pronged vajra (go-kosho) handle. This sacred implement would have been us...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
17th Century Thai Bronze Bust Of The Buddha
Located in Stamford, CT
A Thai bronze head of the Buddha. Sukothai period, late 16th-early 17th century. His face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above incised eyes a...
Category
Early 17th Century Thai Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Tibetan Handcrafted Buddhist Festival Trumpet
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a beautiful antique Handcrafted Tibetan Buddhist trumpet with traditional Tibetan tassel.
The trumpet is used for religious ceremonies where it is blown along with other big ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Religious Items
Materials
Copper
Antique Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine hand carved santo altar figure sculpture. circa 1810
Handmade by Spanish settlers / colonists in the Philippines, late 18th / early 19th...
Category
Early 19th Century Philippine Spanish Colonial Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Judaica Sterling Silver Unique Mezuzah
Located in Doha, QA
“You shall be blessed when you come, and you shall be blessed when you depart “- translated Hebrew lettering engraved on the front.
This is an incredibly intricate hand crafted 925 s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Tube with hand written Quran excerpts Parchment Scroll ca 1800
Located in Doha, QA
This is a beautiful and masterfully done silver oriental tube with hand written Quran excerpts parchment roll inside. The Tube has been hand crafted in 19th century and the scroll it...
Category
Early 19th Century Saudi Arabian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Modern Polished Brass Menorah
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century modern polished brass menorah, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 7.75"W x 2"D x 4.75"H. #3788
Category
20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Religious Items
Materials
Brass
19th Century Traditional oak Religious Icon Saint Healing a Sick Person, 1800s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th century / Religious Icon / oak / Baroque / Antique
Traditional antique Russian Icon from the estate of a collector. Hand painted in tempura on an oak wooden panel in t...
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Large Antique 19th Century Ornate Russian Old Believers Reticulated Silver Cross
Located in New York, NY
Large, highly detailed 19th century Russian Old Believers reticulated silver cross.
Finely hand wrought with beautiful patina from being handled with love and devotion.
The top and the base of the crucifix chased with stylized Cyrillic letters as is customary in Russian Old Believers crosses...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Vintage Israeli Brass “Yisrael” Menorah/Chanukia
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage Israeli Brass Yisrael Menorah with hammered texture, enamel accents, and “Yisrael” motif. Perfect for Hanukkah or decorative use.
We sell item...
Category
1970s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Saint Florus Saint Lavros Saint Antipas Fine Antique Russian Bronze Travel Icon
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, unusual late 18th century Russian bronze travel icon of Saint Antipas, Saint Florus and Saint Lavros.
Saint Florus and Saint Lavros are the Patron Saints of horses in Ru...
Category
Late 18th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Round Icon of the Holy Apostle John the Theologian in Oak
Gold Pl
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th century / Religious Icon / oak / Baroque / Antique
An Antique traditional Russian Icon of the "Holy Apostle John the Theologian” in tempera on panel. This icon was han...
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Ancient Russian Orthodox Icon – Two Holy Ascetics Under Mandorla
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Ancient Russian Orthodox Icon – Two Holy Ascetics Under Mandorla With Golden Nimbus"
Antique Russian Orthodox Icon – Two Ascetic Saints with Mandorla and Gilded Halos
Circa 1830–187...
Category
Mid-19th Century Russian Folk Art Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique Burmese Kammavaca Script in Lacquer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional 19th-century Burmese Kammavaca manuscript, composed of 14 lacquered palm-leaf-style panels, each meticulously decorated in orange and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Burmese Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Corpus Of Christ (indo-portuguese, Circa 1660–1700)
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Corpus Of Christ (indo-portuguese, Circa 1660–1700)"
Corpus of Christ (Indo-Portuguese, ca. 1660–1700) Corpus of Christ in Polychromed Wood
Goa, Indo-Portuguese, late 17th century
C...
Category
17th Century Indian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
19th Century Russian Gold And Silver Jesus Icon In Nutwood Case
Located in Vienna, AT
19th century Russian icon painting Jesus Christ with finely detailed, hand-hammered silver and gold in a case of nutwood. Beautiful condition.
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Silver
Russian 14kt Gold Tablet Amulet, Diamond and Black Stone, early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
This remarkable double-sided amulet, crafted from 14kt yellow gold, stands as a masterwork of Russian goldsmithing from the early 20th century.
The amulet’s tablet-shaped body is ho...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Religious Items
Materials
Gold
19th century Indian portable Vishnu shrine
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Portable Shrine Depicting the Pastimes of Lord Vishnu India, 19th century
A beautifully crafted wooden portable shrine intricately painted and designed to...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
19th Century Indo - Portuguese Rosewood Altar
Located in Topanga, CA
This 19th-century Indo-Portuguese altar was masterfully crafted from rich rosewood and crowned with a beautifully carved cross at the pinnacle. This exceptional piece exemplifies the...
Category
19th Century Indian Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Rosewood
Rare Buddhist Ritual Ghanta Bell with Five-Pronged Vajra Handle, Muromachi–Momoy
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This rare Buddhist ritual ghanta handbell dates to the Muromachi–Momoyama period (15th–16th century) and represents an important ritual implement of Esoteric Buddhism (Vajrayāna). Su...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Rare Large Antique Balinese Temple Hanging Lamak, Indonesia
Located in Atlanta, GA
An extraordinary "Kepeng Lamak" from Bali, Indonesia, circa early 20th century. Lamak is a general term for temple hangings, mostly made of disposable materials like palm leaves for temporary offerings. A small number, such as this piece, were made by wealthy and aristocratic families for permanent display. The lamaks are traditionally displayed in temples or residents for a strong spiritual reason in Bali that is known as "Artja". They could function as receptacles, or a vessels of for the habitation of the deities when they descent to the earth on propitious occasions.
In a goddess form with a carved wood head adorned with painted face and mirrored crown who likely represents Dewi Danu, the water goddess, this lamak was constructed with a bamboo frame, cotton pompoms, fabric fragments...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Religious Items
Materials
Copper
18th Century Indo Portuguese Altar
Located in Topanga, CA
A stunning 18th Century Indo-Portuguese altar from Goa. This is in wonderful condition with its original surface and paintings.
Category
18th Century Indian Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th century Rajasthan Rare Votive Miniature Silver Figure of Ganesha
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Rare Votive Miniature Silver Figure of Ganesha
Rajasthan, 19th–Early 20th Century
Dimensions: 5 × 3.7 × 2.7 cm
Weight: 23.8 grams
Material: Solid silver
Provenance: Rajasthan, India
...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Antique Asian Bronze buddhist bell Tibetan Meditation Prayer Ghanta Bell
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Asian Bronze buddhist bell Tibetan Meditation Prayer Ghanta Bell.
Buddhist Tibetan Meditation Prayer Bell.
A Bronze ritual bell "DRILBU" in Tibetan or commonly known as "Ghan...
Category
Early 1900s Tibetan Tibetan Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Religious Russian Icon of the Patron Saints of the Holy Matrimony
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th Century / Religious Icon / Egg tempera and gilt on wood panel / Antique
This finely painted 19th-century Russian icon depicts three Saints Shamona, Guria and Deacon Ab...
Category
19th Century Russian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Russian Sterling Silver Torah Crown Judaica Turn of the Century Highly Detailed
Located in New York, NY
Russian, sterling silver Torah crown, topped with a bird, from the turn of the century, all beautifully detailed with flowers and animal motifs, with Hebrew and English inscriptions....
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Petite Brass Amulet of Medicine Buddha
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Thai prayer amulet depicts a seated medicine Buddha, also known as the King of Healers. Cast of brass with traces of red and gold pigments, the petite Buddha sits in quie...
Category
20th Century Thai Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Japanese bronze Koro
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Impressive handmade large and powerfully cast Japanese tripod bronze censer of the 19th century, made during the Meiji period and with mythical animals...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$2,462 Sale Price
20% Off
Handmade Sterling Silver and Gold-Plated Mezuzah Case Carmel Shabi Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite handmade Mezuzah case is a unique piece crafted in Jerusalem in 1986 by the renowned Israeli artist Carmel Shabi. Made of sterling silver (...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Large Holy Land Mother-of-pearl, Abalone Shell and Olive Wood Icon
Located in London, GB
A large Holy Land mother-of-pearl, abalone shell and olive wood icon
Jerusalem, early 20th century
Icon: height 55.5cm, width 52cm, depth 18cm
Case: height 15.5cm, width 61.5cm, depth 57.5cm
In fitted case, presented by the President of the Senate...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Modern Religious Items
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Olive
20th Century Israeli Sterling Silver, Brass and Wood Omer Counter
Located in New York, NY
Omer counter, sterling silver, brass, and wood, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1985.
Silver Omer counter over brass background on wood base with silver pins for...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Brass
Pair of Turkish 19th Century Antique Ottoman Embroideries
Located in London, GB
A pair of Turkish 19th century antique Ottoman embroideries
Turkey, 19th century
Small: height 31cm, width 37cm, depth 0.5cm
Large: heigh...
Category
19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Fabric
Mid 20th Century Tibetan Handcrafted Bronze Incense Burner
Located in Pomona, CA
Handcrafted Tibetan Buddhist Incense Burner/Holder, made of brass, often used in spiritual practices like meditation and rituals. This burner ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Religious Items
Materials
Copper
Sino-Tibetan Lotus Bronze Cast Buddha China Nepali or Tibet Statue, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A 20th c Sino- Tibetan - Nepali statue. Bronze or cast iron.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze, Cloisonne & Metal
Region of Origin: China
Period:...
Category
20th Century Chinese Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
$479 Sale Price
60% Off
An Olivewood Dreidel, Jerusalem Circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
A Lovely Olivewood Dreidel made in Jerusalem Circa 1950.
Dreidel is made classically; it is carved almost entirely of olivewood with an applied cylindrical handle at the center of t...
Category
1950s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Olive
Antique Original Painted Russian Icons Painted on Wood Panels, circa 1900
s
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, original painted Russian icons on wood.
Portrayal of Saint George, Saint Simon and Saint Aviva
Age related crackles, dings/scratches, scuffs/nick...
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
Religious Artifacts and Antiques for Sale on 1stDibs
Religious art has had an enduring and significant role throughout history and continues to resonate with modern audiences. Over the years, vintage and antique religious artifacts have become popular with collectors and the devout alike, and religious art has been used to express devotion across a range of media.
Historic examples of religious art remain evocative. From the Renaissance to 1800, many Old Masters actively explored sacred themes from Christianity. In the Baroque period, painters infused religious scenes with intense emotions through the technique of chiaroscuro, which uses strong contrasts between light and dark.
From the 18th to 19th century, Gothic Revival saw designers using elements that evoked the Middle Ages. Artists found inspiration in the romantic qualities of medieval paneling, furniture and other accoutrements, such as candelabras, statues and crosses. Works created in the Gothic style add drama and a grandiose elegance to any room.
Religious art reflects the diversity of beliefs around the world. Islamic art and Judaica are just a couple of examples of the vibrant expression that has coursed through faith-based art over the centuries. Sculptures have long depicted the image of Buddha, while intricately carved reliefs have stunningly depicted deities from Hinduism, like Ganesh. Members of Nepalese religions that emphasize shamanism have made ornate drums, artistically enhanced with images of animals like birds.
In some cases, artisans have created pieces that celebrate specific religious holidays such as the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. But even everyday items are an opportunity to bring both art and religion into a space. For example, designers of furniture over the years have drawn on elements found in cathedrals and other religious settings in order to elevate their work.
On 1stDibs, find a varied collection of antique and vintage religious artifacts and other objects that can be searched by style, period, artist and material, such as wood or metal.