Reliquary in the Shape of the Bust of a Saint
This reliquary would originally have contained what was thought to be a body part or other physical remains of a saint. The richness of the container honors the sanctity of the relic (now lost). It would have been placed under glass in the morse (clasp) of a cope. While the bu...
Artifact
| id |
id
10199
|
|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
object
|
| stage |
stage
normalized
|
| provenance |
provenance
F. Ongania, Venice [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
|
| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
|
| language |
language
en
|
| pageCount |
pageCount
1
|
| source |
source
import
|
Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_54.734_Fnt_BW_T85.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_54.734_Fnt_BW_T85.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_54.734_Fnt_BW_T85.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.734 |
Terms
Medium
gilded bronze
Relations
createdBy
inCollection