Arm Reliquary of Saint Babylas
Artist/maker unknown, German
Geography:
Made in Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
Date:
1467Medium:
Silver, gilded silver, enamel, glass paste stones, rock crystals, and one amethyst on an oak core Dimensions:
18 5/8 × 5 7/8 × 3 7/8 inches (47.3 × 14.9 × 9.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
1951-12-1Credit Line:
Purchased with Museum funds, 1951
Made in Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
Date:
1467Medium:
Silver, gilded silver, enamel, glass paste stones, rock crystals, and one amethyst on an oak core Dimensions:
18 5/8 × 5 7/8 × 3 7/8 inches (47.3 × 14.9 × 9.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 216, European Art 1100-1500, second floor
Accession Number:1951-12-1Credit Line:
Purchased with Museum funds, 1951
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1400's [x] christian [x] european [x] germany [x] gilded [x] relic [x] religious [x] reliquary [x] saxony [x]Saint Babylas (died around 250) was a bishop of Antioch and a Christian martyr. The blessing gesture seen here is commonly associated with bishops and thus a number of reliquaries exist in this form.
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