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Collections > Wood Carving > Reliquary: Bust

Reliquary: Bust

Carved and painted and gilded wood head of a Bishop Saint with a cavity in the chest for the insertion of relics of the Saint. The base is pierced with one large and three smaller holes, for mounting on a pole for processional use.
Size: Height: 60 cm

Place: Germany

Object Type: reliquary

Actual Date: c. 1490

Century: 15th century

Materials: Wood, Gilded

Museum Accession Number: Founders/W.125