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Background imageReliquary Collection: Reliquary Bust of Saint Barbara, German, ca. 1465. Creator: Unknown

Reliquary Bust of Saint Barbara, German, ca. 1465. Creator: Unknown
Reliquary Bust of Saint Barbara, German, ca. 1465

Background imageReliquary Collection: Capital from a Reliquary Shrine, German, ca. 1175-1200. Creator: Unknown

Capital from a Reliquary Shrine, German, ca. 1175-1200. Creator: Unknown
Capital from a Reliquary Shrine, German, ca. 1175-1200

Background imageReliquary Collection: Reliquary Cross, Italian, ca. 1366-1400. Creator: Unknown

Reliquary Cross, Italian, ca. 1366-1400. Creator: Unknown
Reliquary Cross, Italian, ca. 1366-1400. Jesus on one side, and saints linked to Saint Francis on the other

Background imageReliquary Collection: Reliquary, Italian, 14th century. Creator: Unknown

Reliquary, Italian, 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Reliquary, Italian, 14th century

Background imageReliquary Collection: Capital from a Reliquary Shrine, German, 1175-1200. Creator: Unknown

Capital from a Reliquary Shrine, German, 1175-1200. Creator: Unknown
Capital from a Reliquary Shrine, German, 1175-1200

Background imageReliquary Collection: Chasse, French, 13th century. Creator: Unknown

Chasse, French, 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Chasse, French, 13th century

Background imageReliquary Collection: Reliquary, Italian, 16th century. Creator: Unknown

Reliquary, Italian, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Reliquary, Italian, 16th century

Background imageReliquary Collection: The procession of the casket of St. Genevieve, with clerics

The procession of the casket of St. Genevieve, with clerics and laymen marching in six rows; in the foreground the Archbishop of Paris is carried in a chair, the Chasse in the row above him

Background imageReliquary Collection: Design for a Gold and Silver Bishops Reliquary, late 18th century

Design for a Gold and Silver Bishops Reliquary, late 18th century

Background imageReliquary Collection: The Hildesheim Portable Altar, c1160-1170, (1881). Creator: W Jones

The Hildesheim Portable Altar, c1160-1170, (1881). Creator: W Jones
The Hildesheim Portable Altar, c1160-1170, (1881). Etching of a consecrated tablet for use as an altar, made in the 12th century at Hildesheim in Germany, possibly for the Cathedral of Hildesheim

Background imageReliquary Collection: Reliquary, early 13th century, (1881). Creator: Js Goepel

Reliquary, early 13th century, (1881). Creator: Js Goepel
Reliquary, early 13th century, (1881). Etching of a silver-gilt and rock crystal reliquary made in France by Hugo d Oignies, a lay brother at Oignies Priory

Background imageReliquary Collection: Monstrance, c1450, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe

Monstrance, c1450, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe
Monstrance, c1450, (1881). Etching of a religious object, made in Italy in the mid 15th century. A monstrance or ostensorium is a liturgical vessel used in the Roman Catholic Church to display sacred

Background imageReliquary Collection: Reliquary, 1497, (1881). Creator: W F Randall

Reliquary, 1497, (1881). Creator: W F Randall
Reliquary, 1497, (1881). Etching of a reliquary (a container for the relics of saints), made in Italy in the late 15th century, possibly by Cristoforus de Luca

Background imageReliquary Collection: Reliquary, 14th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill

Reliquary, 14th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
Reliquary, 14th century, (1881). Etching of a medieval reliquary (a container for the relics of saints). The polygonal crystal container is mounted in silver

Background imageReliquary Collection: Silver monstrance or reliquary, 15th century, (1881). Creator:s Thomas

Silver monstrance or reliquary, 15th century, (1881). Creator:s Thomas
Silver monstrance or reliquary, 15th century, (1881). Etching of a silver religious item, possibly made in France. It is missing the original glass

Background imageReliquary Collection: Reliquary Cross, 10th century, (1881). Creator: A A Bradbury

Reliquary Cross, 10th century, (1881). Creator: A A Bradbury
Reliquary Cross, 10th century, (1881). Etching of an Anglo Saxon crucifix made c900-1000 AD, possibly in Winchester or Germany

Background imageReliquary Collection: Albert Memorial, London, c1910. Creator: Unknown

Albert Memorial, London, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Albert Memorial, London, c1910. The memorial to Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, was erected in Kensington Gardens opposite the Royal Albert Hall

Background imageReliquary Collection: Charles the Great, c1930. Creator: Unknown

Charles the Great, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Charles the Great, c1930. Portrait of Charlemagne, or Charles the Great (742- 814), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774 and Emperor of the Romans from 800

Background imageReliquary Collection: Arrival in Cologne, 1489. Creator: Hans Memling

Arrival in Cologne, 1489. Creator: Hans Memling
Arrival in Cologne, 1489. Reliquary of Saint Ursula who disembarks in Cologne at the city gates assisted by her companions

Background imageReliquary Collection: The Arrival in Rome, 1489. Creator: Hans Memling

The Arrival in Rome, 1489. Creator: Hans Memling
The Arrival in Rome, 1489. Reliquary of Saint Ursula met by Pope Cyriacus, Ursula takes communion, those who have not yet been baptised undergo the ceremony. Oil on panel

Background imageReliquary Collection: Reliquary of Saint Ursula, c1489. Creator: Unknown

Reliquary of Saint Ursula, c1489. Creator: Unknown
Reliquary of Saint Ursula, c1489. A carved and gilded wooden reliquary in the shape of a Gothic chapel, containing oil on panel inserts of scenes of the life and martyrdom of St Ursula

Background imageReliquary Collection: The Martydom of the Virgins, 1489. Creator: Hans Memling

The Martydom of the Virgins, 1489. Creator: Hans Memling
The Martydom of the Virgins, 1489. Reliquary of Saint Ursula. Legend of a Breton princess who on arrangement of her mariage undertook a three-year pilgrimage to Rome

Background imageReliquary Collection: Spain. The reliquary. Folk costumes of the time

Spain. The reliquary. Folk costumes of the time

Background imageReliquary Collection: Treasure of Tutankhamun, canopic reliquary with four goddesses protecting the content

Treasure of Tutankhamun, canopic reliquary with four goddesses protecting the content

Background imageReliquary Collection: Lipsanoteca (reliquary as a box) of the consecration of Santa Eugenia de Berga, sealed

Lipsanoteca (reliquary as a box) of the consecration of Santa Eugenia de Berga, sealed by Bishop Oliba with the seal of his brother, Bernat Tallaferro the Earl of Besalu

Background imageReliquary Collection: Saint Isidore reliquary box in silver gilt, preserved in the Real Collegiate Church

Saint Isidore reliquary box in silver gilt, preserved in the Real Collegiate Church of San Isidoro de Leon

Background imageReliquary Collection: St George and the Dragon statue, inside the Storkyrkan Church, Stockholm, Sweden

St George and the Dragon statue, inside the Storkyrkan Church, Stockholm, Sweden. The Storkyrkan (Great Church) is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town of Stockholm

Background imageReliquary Collection: Reliquary of the True Cross, End of 11th-Early 12th cent. Artist: Byzantine Master

Reliquary of the True Cross, End of 11th-Early 12th cent. Artist: Byzantine Master
Reliquary of the True Cross, End of 11th-Early 12th cent. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageReliquary Collection: Arhat holding a reliquary, China, Song dynasty, c960-1279 (1925)

Arhat holding a reliquary, China, Song dynasty, c960-1279 (1925). Painting on silk. A print from Chinese Art, Burlington Magazine Monographs, BT Batsford, Ltd, London, 1925

Background imageReliquary Collection: Reliquary, champleve enamel on copper, 13th century, (1931)

Reliquary, champleve enamel on copper, 13th century, (1931). Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris. A print from the L Illustration, 1931

Background imageReliquary Collection: The Albert Memorial, Kensington, London, 1900

The Albert Memorial, Kensington, London, 1900. Monument inspired by a medieval reliquary, erected by Queen Victoria in memory of her husband, Prince Albert, who died at the age of 42

Background imageReliquary Collection: St Ursula and the Holy Virgins, from the Reliquary of St Ursula, 1489, (1870)

St Ursula and the Holy Virgins, from the Reliquary of St Ursula, 1489, (1870). Found in the collection of the Memling Museum, Bruges, Belgium

Background imageReliquary Collection: The Corporation of the Goldsmiths of Paris carrying the Shrine of St Genevieve, 17th century, (1870)

The Corporation of the Goldsmiths of Paris carrying the Shrine of St Genevieve, 17th century, (1870)
The Goldsmiths of Paris carrying the Shrine of St Genevieve, 17th century, (1870). A wood engraving showing the Corporation of the Goldsmiths carrying the Shrine of St Genevieve (c419-512 AD)

Background imageReliquary Collection: Byzantine reliquary, 10th century, (1870)

Byzantine reliquary, 10th century, (1870). A wood engraving of a religious item brought from the Christian orthodox monastery of Mount Athos in Greece

Background imageReliquary Collection: Gilded silver staurothek (Cross reliquary), Byzantine, 12th century. Artist: Byzantine Master

Gilded silver staurothek (Cross reliquary), Byzantine, 12th century. Artist: Byzantine Master
Gilded silver staurothek (Cross reliquary), Byzantine, 12th century. Found in the collection of the State Armoury Chamber in the Kremlin, Moscow

Background imageReliquary Collection: Reliquary with scenes from the Life of Saint Valeria, c1170

Reliquary with scenes from the Life of Saint Valeria, c1170. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageReliquary Collection: St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom at Cologne, Detail, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling

St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom at Cologne, Detail, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom at Cologne, Detail, 1489. The Reliquary of St Ursula, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

Background imageReliquary Collection: St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom at Cologne, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling

St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom at Cologne, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom at Cologne, 1489. The Reliquary of St Ursula, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

Background imageReliquary Collection: St Ursula Shrine, Arrival in Basle, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling

St Ursula Shrine, Arrival in Basle, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
St Ursula Shrine, Arrival in Basle, 1489. St Ursula Shrine, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

Background imageReliquary Collection: St Ursula Shrine, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling

St Ursula Shrine, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
St Ursula Shrine, 1489. The Reliquary of St Ursula, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

Background imageReliquary Collection: Virgin and Child, St Ursula Shrine, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling

Virgin and Child, St Ursula Shrine, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
Virgin and Child, St Ursula Shrine, 1489. Reverse of the Reliquary of St Ursula, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

Background imageReliquary Collection: St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom, Detail, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling

St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom, Detail, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom, Detail, 1489. The Reliquary of St Ursula, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

Background imageReliquary Collection: Reliquary, 15th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw

Reliquary, 15th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Reliquary, 15th century, (1843). Copy of a woodcut showing a container for holy relics. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries

Background imageReliquary Collection: Religious or household vessel, 15th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw

Religious or household vessel, 15th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Religious or household vessel, 15th century, (1843). This object may be a cibory or reliquary, in which were placed the sacred relics, and which was sometimes used for the same purpose as the pix

Background imageReliquary Collection: The Monymusk Reliquary, 8th century

The Monymusk Reliquary, 8th century
The Monymusk Reliquary is a blend of Pictish and Irish style, probably made by monks. It is said to have been the brechbrennoch of St Columba

Background imageReliquary Collection: Cardinal Bessarion and Two Members of the Scuola della Carita in prayer with the Bessarion

Cardinal Bessarion and Two Members of the Scuola della Carita in prayer with the Bessarion Reliquary, c. 1473. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageReliquary Collection: Ivory plaque of a reliquary from the treasure of St Denis, 10th century

Ivory plaque of a reliquary from the treasure of St Denis, 10th century
Ivory plaque of a reliquary from the treasure of St Denis, showing King David dictating the psalms. Now in the Louvre, 10th century

Background imageReliquary Collection: Pyxis with the martyrdom of St Menas of Alexandria, 6th century

Pyxis with the martyrdom of St Menas of Alexandria, 6th century
Pyxis with the martyrdom of St Menas of Alexandria (285 ? c. 309). It was made in Egypt, and probably used as a reliquary



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