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The museum also contains an eclectic mix of stone sculptures, including some Roman tombstones, several Arab votive inscriptions, and medieval tomb carvings.
It may contain one or more holy images, of saints or the Virgin Mary, especially La Virgen de Guadalupe, flowers or potted plants, colorful garlands, and votive candles.
Just off Via della Scrofa is an old tower called Torre della Scimmia . A votive lamp permanently lit on this tower commemorates the miraculous rescue of a baby girl from a scimmia `pet monkey' that had carried her off to its top.
To the left of this (remember to walk clockwise around the stupa) rise two shikara-style votive towers to Hindu deities.
Cave sites have rendered some particularly interesting votive artifacts.