Reliquary Casket
12th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Bronze, made in Magdeburg, 12th century. The reliquary casket is topped by a Romanesque church which acts as the foot of a cross, now missing.; Church plate
Object details
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| Brief description | Bronze, made in Magdeburg, 12th century. The reliquary casket is topped by a Romanesque church which acts as the foot of a cross, now missing.; Church plate |
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| Gallery label | RELIQUARY
Cast bronze engraved with foliage; an oblong casket with hinged lid in the form of a Romanesque church.
German; late 12th century |
| Object history | Holy Roman Empire Exhibition RF.2006/104 |
| Bibliographic reference | Mende, Ursula. Die Mittelalterlichen Bronzen im Germanischen Nationalmuseum. Bestandskatalog. Nuremberg: Germanischen Nationalmuseums, 2013. ISBN 9783936688627 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2169-1855 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2007 |
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