EditorialCircular Reliquary with Domed Roof and Relics of Saints Godehard and Bernward. German, Brunswick (Braunschweig). Date: 1350-1400. Dimensions: H: 40.6 cm (16 in.). Silver gilt and rock crystal. Origin: Brunswick.
EditorialReliquary Monstrance with a Tooth of Saint John the Baptist. Weddeghe Velstede (German, active 1432-73); container: Egyptian. Date: 1433. Dimensions: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.). Silver gilt and rock crystal. Origin: Germany.
EditorialReliquary. First quarter of 16th century. By Juan Tol (documented between 1504-1526). Gothic. Provenance unknown. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.
EditorialAngel or statue of a Saint, Rise, Oppdal k., Sor-Trondelag, Viking Age. Reliquary shrine, Kaupang, Larvik k., Vestfold, 9th-10th century. Mould for making crosses. Eikenes, Larvik k., Vestfold. Viking Age. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.
EditorialReliquary- Casket with the Adoration of the Magi. France, Limoges. Second quarter of the 13th century. Romanesque. Wood, copper, enamel, glass and rock crystal. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.
EditorialSo called reliquary letter " A" of Charlemagne, workshop of Abbot Begon III. According to legend, Charlemagne gave reliquaries with letters of the alphabet to all monasteries he patronized. Two angels with censers. Gold, gilded silver, enamel...
EditorialCover of the reliquary of the tombstone of the Holy Sepulchre: An angel greets the woman at Christ's tomb. Constantinople,11th-12th. Silver,chased and engraved,on a wooden base, 42,6 x 31 cm.
EditorialShrine of Saint Maurice, a reliquary of the saint kept on the site of his martyrdom. A Christian officer in the Theban legion, he and his men were executed when they refused to sacrifice to Roman gods. A seraph with three pairs of wings. Chased silver,...
EditorialReliquary of Saint Elisabeth. 13th century. Silver-gilt and precious and semiprecious stones and beads. Swedish History Museum. Stockholm. Sweden.
EditorialThe Roskilde Cross. C.1100. Byzantine reliquary cross of gold. Contains a splinter of the Holy Cross. Found in the rood arch crucifix of Roskilde Cathedral. National Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark.
EditorialTwo kneeling prophets (from a reliquary ch?sse) Kneeling man's figure, The cast and then embellished figures are opposed in position (of head, arms and legs). Their clothing consists of a coat, cloak and hood. Hair and beard completely cover the neck.,...
EditorialTwo kneeling prophets (from a reliquary ch?sse) Kneeling man's figure, The cast and then embellished figures are opposed in position (of head, arms and legs). Their clothing consists of a coat, cloak and hood. Hair and beard completely cover the neck.,...
EditorialReliquary Jar. Korea. Date: 600 AD-635 AD. Dimensions: H. 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.); diam. 17.8 cm (7 in.). Stoneware with impressed decoration. Origin: Korea.
EditorialReliquary Monstrance with a Tooth of Saint John the Baptist. Weddeghe Velstede (German, active 1432-73); container: Egyptian. Date: 1433. Dimensions: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.). Silver gilt and rock crystal. Origin: Germany.
EditorialReliquary in gold-plated silver from the first half of the 15th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefne...
EditorialReliquary bust of Saint Thekla, Relic bust from Saint Thekla, Reliquary bust of gilt silver and enamel, representing Saint Thekla. The hair is divided into two braids at the back. Around the neck, along the edge of the robe, a chain with red enamel and...
Loading