reliquary; monstrance

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Object Type: reliquary; monstrance
Museum number: 1987,0602.1
Description: Reliquary-monstrance; gilt copper-alloy and rock crystal; cylindrical rock crystal mounted horizontally within gilt copper-alloy structure formed of two gable-ends with rose windows and capping buttresses; top horizontal cresting surmounted by a buttress ending in fleuron; gilt copper alloy base on four feet, some slightly bent, which curve from central knop and arms curve upwards from knop to support crystal and setting; pinnacle of one gable-end broken off.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 13thC-14thC
Production place: Made in: Germany (?); Made in: France (?)
Materials: copper alloy; gold; rock crystal
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 16.30 centimetres; Width: 9.40 centimetres (at base); Width: 8.10 centimetres (at top)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: architectural feature; architecture
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Kunsthandlung Julius Böhler; Purchased through: British Museum Friends (as British Museum Society)
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Carmichael; Previous owner/ex-collection: Hollingworth Magniac
Acquisition date: 1987
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1987,0602.1

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