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Head reliquary of St Eustace; silver-gilt repoussé head with gem-set filigree circlet binding straight hair; nine gems composed of varieties of quartz (rock crystal, chalcedony, amethyst, carnelian), two of aragonite (pearl, mother of pearl), one of obsidian and six of glass. Supported by fully carved wooden core also in shape of head, top of which forms lid of hollow compartment for relics. Around the plinth are gold plaques in the form of the twelve apostles standing under an arcade of trefoil-headed arches. Contemporary wood case.
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