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Reliquary

13th century (made)

Reliquary; Church plate

Object details

Object type
Brief description
Reliquary; Church plate
Gallery label
RELIQUARY
In the form of a coffer (chasse)
Champlevé enamel on copper gilt.
French (Limoges); 13th century
Salting Bequest
Bibliographic reference
Hahn, Cynthia. 'Production, Prestige, and Patronage of Medieval Enamels'. In: From Minor to Major. The Minor Arts in Medieval Art History, ed. Colum Hourihane. Princeton: Index of Christian Art, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University, in association with Penn State University Press, 2012.
Collection
Accession number
M.573-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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