Reliquary of the Virgin and Saints

late 13th century (Medieval)

14 cm 13.6 cm 7.8 cm

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This type of reliquary, sometimes called "bursa" or "purse-shaped," originated in Germany and Austria in the 13th century. On the back is a long inscription that lists all the relics once contained inside. In the Middle Ages, it was not unusual to combine many relics in one co...

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Ernest Odiot, Paris; Sale, Chevalier & Mannheim, Paris, April 26-27, 1889, no. 62; Chabrières-Arles, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Duveen, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henri Daguerre, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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