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Vessels having one end shaped as a hand with fingers holding a cup. Used during the Bronze Age as incense burners or to pour libations.

Bowls used to contain liquids used for libations at religious ceremonies. Examples include paterae used in Ancient Rome.

Cups used to contain liquids used for libations at religious ceremonies; vary in shape and size but generally have a low foot-ring and a handle.

Jugs used to contain liquids used for libations at religious ceremonies. Variously shaped, but usually are tall, wide-bottomed vessels with a handle and spout.

Altars used at religious sites for liquid offerings, which are poured over it, often through rhytons. These may slope down toward a basin to collect the liquid, or have carved depressions.

Rectangular basins used to contain liquids used for libations at religious ceremonies. Often made of stone.

Vases used to hold liquids used as libations at rituals of various cultures. Examples are found in Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, and elsewhere in the Middle East.

Vessels used during libation rituals: the pouring of a liquid as an offering to a god. These vessels often have a significant shape which set them apart from secular vessels, though libation vessels appear in varied forms.

Political pamphlets or booklets that lampoon a public figure, particularly such works from France under the Ancien Régime.

Hagiografías dedicadas a la vida de un santo, a menudo conteniendo material adicional como textos litúrgicos y cartas.

Fibras leñosas fuertes obtenidas de los tejidos del floema (de la corteza, tallos y hojas) de muchas plantas, utilizadas para productos textiles, cuerdas y papel. Estas fibras se caracterizan por la finura y flexibilidad. Derivan del lino, cáñamo, ramio, yute, abacá, cantala, henequén, sisal, piña, mitsumata, gampi, Kozo, y otras plantas.

Remover gente de una institución, empresa u obligación.

Filosofía política que se basa en la creencia en el progreso, la bondad esencial del ser humano y la autonomía del individuo y que defiende la tolerancia y libertad frente a la autoridad arbitraria.

Style and culture of the nation of Liberia, a West African state founded in 1822.

Ideal, condición o derecho que implica estar libre de restricciones opresivas sobre una forma de vida, comportamiento o puntos de vista políticos. A menudo está asociado con derechos garantizados por una constitución o ley fundamental que tiene como objetivos la exención o liberación de la esclavitud, el encarcelamiento o la restricción por parte de un poder despótico.

Registros de los mandatos judiciales que autorizan la entrega de dinero del erario nacional.

Úsese para embarcación de tres islas de producción masiva, de 10.500 toneladas de peso, construida para un diseño específico en Estados Unidos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial para transportar cargamento general y suministros militares.

Trees symbolic of freedom or liberty, especially those in revolutions of 18th century Europe, modeled on the historic elm, Tree of Liberty, in Boston, Massachusetts dating to the time of the American Revolution.