SculptureFrench13th century

Reliquary

13th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Champlevé

Medium

Champlevé enamel

Culture

French

Century

13th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

22.5 x 18.7 x 9 cm (8 7/8 x 7 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)

Provenance

[Jacques Seligmann] sold; to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus, New York, NY (1926); Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus (1936-1957) gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1970.

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