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Source Description
One long side of this shrine shows the Massacre of the Innocents, with the dog-faced Devil counseling the enthroned King Herod at the far right of the lower panel. Above, the Virgin and Child are led by Joseph toward an open gateway to flee into Egypt from the slaughter shown behind and below them. The opposite long side has cast figures of Christ enthroned between Apostles John and James, above, and the Virgin with the Christ Child in her lap between Archangels Raphael and Gabriel below. The Annunciation is displayed on one end. The shrine has lost its wooden core, as well as the door that once sealed the relics inside.
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Document identity
localId
24165
label
Reliquary Shrine with Scenes from the Life of Christ
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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24165
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object
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normalized
title
Reliquary Shrine with Scenes from the Life of Christ
description
One long side of this shrine shows the Massacre of the Innocents, with the dog-faced Devil counseling the enthroned King Herod at the far right of the lower panel. Above, the Virgin and Child are led by Joseph toward an open gateway to flee into Egypt from the slaughter shown behind and below them. The opposite long side has cast figures of Christ enthroned between Apostles John and James, above, and the Virgin with the Christ Child in her lap between Archangels Raphael and Gabriel below. The Annunciation is displayed on one end. The shrine has lost its wooden core, as well as the door that once sealed the relics inside.
provenance
[From Toulouse (archives of Brimo de Laroussilhe)]; Brimo de Laroussilhe, Paris, by purchase; Henri Daguerre, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 13th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
shrines
reliquaries
imageCount
5
pageCount
5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
24
height
23.5
depth
8.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 7/16 x W: 9 1/4 x D: 3 3/8 in. (24 x 23.5 x 8.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
style
Gothic
inscriptions
Inscribed on band along the roof of the chasse on Christ Enthroned side: SCS IA/COBUS: SALVA/TOR MUNDI:/ SCS IOHS:; [Transcription]S[AN]C[TU]S IA/COBUS: SALVA/TOR MUNDI:/ S[AN]C[TU]S IOH[ANNE]S:;[Translation] Saint James
the Savior of the World
Saint John.Inscribed on band along top of the lower panel on Christ Enthroned side: SCS/ MICAEL SCA/ MARIA SCS G/ABRIEL; [Transcription] S[AN]C[TU]S/ MIC[H]AEL S[AN]C[T]A/ MARIA S[AN]C[TU]S G/ABRIEL; [Translation] Saint Michael
Saint Mary
Saint Gabriel.
med
champlevé enamel on gilded copper
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6229
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MED
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2691
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