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| Keywords: German - Reliquary of the Virgin and Saints - Walters 5327 - Back.jpg This type of reliquary sometimes called bursa or purse-shaped originated in Germany and Austria in the 13th century On the back is a long inscription that lists all the relics once contained inside In the Middle Ages it was not unusual to combine many relics in one container thereby increasing the number of saints who could potentially intercede to help answer the prayers of the faithful late Other date century 13 Medieval gilt copper set with mother of pearl rubies or spinels rock crystal turquoise and unidentified gem stones cm 13 6 14 7 8 accession number 53 27 34489 Ernest Odiot Paris Sale Chevalier Mannheim Paris April 26-27 1889 no 62 Chabrières-Arles Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Joseph Duveen London date and mode of acquisition unknown Henri Daguerre Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1922 Transcription Inscribed on one long side panel of the reliquary +DE DENTE S BARTHOL S / PETRI ET PAVLI THOME ST / EPHI PANTAL M ET D'CAPUTE / XPOFORI M VNDECI M V D SE / PL'CRO D BNDCI ABB'D'PSEPE / D' DE CAPILL' S M VIRG DE / VESTE CORNELII ET ALIOR SCR; Translation Inscribed on one long side panel of the reliquary of the tooth of St Bartholomew Sts Peter and Paul Thomas Stephen Pantaleon martyrs; and of the head of Christopher martyr; the Eleven Thousand Virgins; of the sepulcher of the Lord; of Benedict Abbot; of the cradle of the Lord; of the hair of the Blessed Virgin Mary; of the garment of Cornelius and of other saints Zeit der Frühen Habsburger Dome und Klöster 1279-1379 Stift Klosterneuburg Klosterneuburg 1979 Reliquaries and Ritual Medieval Objects of Devotion The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 Smith College Museum of Art Early Medieval Research Smith College Museum of Art Northampton 1996 place of origin south Germany Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Medieval reliquaries German art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
