Eucharistic Box or Reliquary

early 5th century (?) (Late Antique)

7.2 cm 6.8 cm 7.2 cm

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The celebration of the Divine Liturgy is one of the most important ceremonies in the Christian Church. This reliquary is part of a silver service (with Walters 57.634, 57.635, 57.642, 57.644, 57.645, 57.646, 57.650, and 57.649) that is one of only four to survive from the fir...

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[Excavated in Syria, 1908-1910]; Tawfic Abucasem, Hama and Port Said, ca. 1913, by purchase; Joseph Brummer, Paris, ca. 1928, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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