Reliquary (Chasse)
Artist/maker unknown, French
Geography:
Made in Limoges, France, Europe
Date:
1220-1230Medium:
Gilded copper alloy with champlevé enamel inlay; painted wood; ironDimensions:
8 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 3 7/8 inches (22.5 x 24.1 x 9.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
1950-31-1Credit Line:
Gift of Henry P. McIlhenny, 1950
Made in Limoges, France, Europe
Date:
1220-1230Medium:
Gilded copper alloy with champlevé enamel inlay; painted wood; ironDimensions:
8 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 3 7/8 inches (22.5 x 24.1 x 9.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 216, European Art 1100-1500, second floor
Accession Number:1950-31-1Credit Line:
Gift of Henry P. McIlhenny, 1950
Label:
On this houselike box made to contain the relics of saints are the following scenes: the Journey of the Magi [front top]; the Adoration of the Magi [front bottom]; a standing saint [left and right sides]; a composition with quatrefoils [back].
On this houselike box made to contain the relics of saints are the following scenes: the Journey of the Magi [front top]; the Adoration of the Magi [front bottom]; a standing saint [left and right sides]; a composition with quatrefoils [back].
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