Sacred Heart Sun Rays Ex Voto Milagros large

A hanging ex voto ornament of the Sacred Heart, framed by a burst of rays and finished in a warm brass tone. It measures 7 inches and is made in India.

Milagros and ex votos come out of a devotional tradition in Mexico and across Latin America, where small metal charms are offered at shrines in thanks or in petition, and the Sacred Heart is among the most widely used of those images. Pieces like this one carry that visual language into decorative work.

The rays catch light from across a room, which makes it a good thing to hang somewhere it will be passed regularly: a hallway, a stairwell, above a doorway. It works on its own or grouped with other pieces on a wall of mixed sizes.

Size: 7 inches
Finish: brass and gold tone
Made: India