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Object NameReliquary Goblet
Made FromGlass, Bone (?), Paper, Wood
Date1700-1799
Place MadeItaly, Venice
Techniqueblown, mold-blown
SizeOverall H: 18.5 cm; Foot Diam: 7.6 cm
Accession Number2009.3.94
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Interpretive Notes
The label on this reliquary identify the contents as the bones of saint Victorinus.
Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, mold-blown stem. Cylindrical bowl with fire-polished rim and flat base with projecting flange; joined by merese and glue bit to second merese atop mold-blown (16 ribs) inverted baluster stem; attached by merese to a shallow blown foot with infolded rim and pontil mark. Domed lid with flanged rim, surmounted by centered raspberry prunt attached by glue bit; lid tied to vessel and sealed. Paper label: “S. Victorini Mari”.
Vessels contains two pieces of bone(?).
Provenance
Source Cambi Casa D'Aste - 2009-10-15
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