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- CollectionMosan and Romanesque Art
- Inventory number0004
- TitleReliquary
- CreatorUndefined
- DateAD 1101 - AD 1200
- DimensionsH x La x P: 86 cm
- LocationOn display
- OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
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Object nameReliquaryMaterialBrass (alloy)Material > Metal > Alloy > Copper alloy
IvoryMaterial > Animal > Tooth > Mammal toothTechniqueGildingTechnique > General techniques
- Description
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"Reliquary in elephant ivory on which four busts are depicted (IUSTICIA + PRUDENCIA + FORTITUDO + TE(M)PERENTIA). Border decorated with the busts of the 12 apostles.
Also depicted are 7 prophets and 2 monsters."
