Reliquary
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureFrench
Date13th century
MediumEnameled and gilded bronze
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (19.7 x 17.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Courtlandt Field Bishop
Object number52.49.2
Not on view
DescriptionGilded bronze and limoges enamel Chasse. Quadrangular gabled reliquary with a pierced pediment centered by a cross. On the front appear six half length saintly figures in bronze relief. They are enclosed by sixteen square cabochons of colored glass. The decoration upon the sides and reverse is engraved and reserved in a ground of lapis blue enamel. The ends show two saintly figures. The gables have three angels with turquoise blue rondels and the hinged back has three rows of colored rosettes.Label TextReliquary, ca. 1200–1300 French Enameled and gilded bronze Gift of Mrs. Cortlandt Field Bishop 52.49.2
1600-1850
ca. 1650
ca. 1925
1550-1599
