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Source Description
This relic is in the portable altar commissioned by Countess Gertrude of Brunswick, one of the Guelph Treasure’s earliest and most sumptuous objects.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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298099
label
Relic of St. Hermetis
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
298099
contentType
object
title
Relic of St. Hermetis
description
This relic is in the portable altar commissioned by Countess Gertrude of Brunswick, one of the Guelph Treasure’s earliest and most sumptuous objects.
date
c. 1045
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79872570
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
source
import
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Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century
accession
1931.462.d
Source extras
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bone, compound weave or samite
tombstone
Relic of St. Hermetis, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Bone, compound weave or samite. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.d
collection
MED - Romanesque
didYouKnow
This relic is a long bone from an arm or a leg (such as a humerus, femur, or fibula); exact identification is not possible without unwrapping.
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no. 95
citation
May, Sally Ruth, Jane Takac, and Barbara J. Bradley. <em>Knockouts: A Pocket Guide. </em>Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
page_number
Reproduced: no. 19, p. 24
citation
Mikolic, Amanda. <em>Worshiping in Place through Art: The Hidden Gems of the Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude. </em>Cleveland Museum of Art The Thinker Blog on Medium. July 16, 2020.
creditline
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:52:42.921000
sourceId
298099
dept
Medieval Art
coll
MED - Romanesque
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bone, compound weave or samite
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1
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0
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photo
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