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reliquary
reliquary

reliquary

Object NameReliquary
Made FromGlass, Paper
Dateabout 1575-1700
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueBlown, firepolished
SizeOverall H: 12.3 cm; Foot Diam: 4.4 cm
Accession Number2009.3.96
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Interpretive Notes
Reliquaries were common in churches throughout Italy. They preserved and displayed bones, said to be those of saints.
Physical DescriptionGlobular bowl with short cylindrical neck with fire-polished rim; joined by merese to blown baluster atop a second merese and blown inverted baluster attached by merese to domed and waisted blown foot with infolded rim. Conical flanged lid with solid ball finial. Both bowl and lid each with two small loops strung together with modern red-colored thread with seal and card-board label inscribed: “1983/951”.
Vessel contains hair(?) and paper label inscribed: “Ex OSS E Carne .... P.B. CRISPINI a VITERBE”.
Provenance
Source Cambi Casa D'Aste - 2009-10-15
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