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Crucifix reliquary

Crucifix reliquary
 (c. 1700)

Medium
ivory, iron, wood, tortoiseshell, bone, paper, silk, gold fabric, rock crystal
Measurements
36.6 × 12.8 × 5.3 cm
Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink on paper label inset in rear of cross uc.: S, Romulus m.
inscribed in pen and ink on paper label inset in rear of cross u.l.: S, Hipolitus m.
inscribed in pen and ink on paper label inset in rear of cross u.c.: s, Bartholom: APOST:
inscribed in pen and ink on paper label inset in rear of cross ur.: s.Euftachius m.
inscribed in pen and ink on paper label inset in rear of cross c.: S, Barbara m.
inscribed in pen and ink on paper label inset in rear of cross l.c.: S.Felix m.
inscribed in pen and ink on paper label inset in rear of cross l.c.: S.Hilarius m.
Accession Number
D13-1990
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Mrs G. Furche, 1990
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Ivory corpus secured to wooden cross, veneered with tortoiseshell, verso-bone relics of saints.