altar

altar is a table or sacred place.

Also recorded as religious altar; religious altars.

Overview

Its recorded use is sacrifice and rite. Catalogue entries for furniture state timber, construction, later restoration and dimensions. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Altar”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q101687: altar
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