Votive Figure

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

VOTIVE FIGURE | circa 1965 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: The image shows a votive resembling a rusted metallic helmet with an open visor mounted on a wooden base; attached to the top is a bent metal rod that forms horns or antennae, portraying an abstract and intriguing artifact.
VOTIVE FIGURE | circa 1965 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

The image shows a votive resembling a rusted metallic helmet with an open visor mounted on a wooden base; attached to the top is a bent metal rod that forms horns or antennae, portraying an abstract and intriguing artifact.

Name/Title

Votive Figure

Entry/Object ID

COL.9

Description

This votive is thought to have been used among clans of Llhuroscian hunters and soldiers during the Early Archaic period of Llhuros. A senberien, on which a poem was written, was found enclosed within it.

Category

Early Archaic

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1965 - 1971

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Width

12-1/2 in

Depth

8-1/4 in

Materials

Material

Metal, Wood

Material Notes

Fictional medium as (would have been) described by Norman Daly in the 1972 catalog and exhibition tags (1972-2019).

Acquisition

Notes

This object is a unique element of the "Civilization of Llhuros" collection given to the Cornell University Anthropology Collaboratory in 2025.

Web Links and URLs

Read and Listen to the "Song of the Young Warrior"

Exhibitions

Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1972)
Akron Art Institute (1972)
Indianapolis Art Museum (1972)
Memorial Art Gallery | University of Rochester (1972)
Roberson Center for Art and Science, Binghamton, NY (1974)
SUNY Albany | Art Gallery (1973}
University of Pennsylvania Art Museum, Philadelphia (1974)
Romische-Germanisches Museum | "Projekt '74" | Cologne Germany (1974)