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Source Description
One or more relics were originally displayed behind the open grillwork of this unusual reliquary, which was meant to be hung, perhaps above the altar. This type of pointed, oval reliquary is extremely rare, and only one other example is know to still exist in Vienna, Austria (Kunsthistorisches Museum).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
26101
label
Oval Reliquary
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
26101
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Oval Reliquary
description
One or more relics were originally displayed behind the open grillwork of this unusual reliquary, which was meant to be hung, perhaps above the altar. This type of pointed, oval reliquary is extremely rare, and only one other example is know to still exist in Vienna, Austria (Kunsthistorisches Museum).
provenance
The Benedictine Monastery of Zwiefalten, Wurtemburg; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 14th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
reliquaries
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.3
height
16.1
depth
13.7
dimensionsRaw
1 11/16 x 6 5/16 x 5 3/8 in. (4.3 x 16.1 x 13.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
German
style
Gothic
med
gilded copper, semiprecious stones, over a wooden core
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
2691
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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25d194edd563db59
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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658c1215e66a2ffd
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no
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no