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Triptych Reliquary of the Cross

Mosan

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Christ in the heavens presides over the End of Days, when angels sound trumpets awakening the dead and a benevolent Justice weighs their souls, with Mercy and Piety acting as advocates. Angels representing Truth and Judgment once guarded a now-lost relic of the Cross, but the entire scene is framed as a treasure, kept safely hidden until the beholder folds back the doors.

Triptych Reliquary of the Cross, Gilded copper, champlevé enamel, émail brun, and rock crystal, Mosan

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Triptych Reliquary of the Cross, Gilded copper, champlevé enamel, émail brun, and rock crystal, Mosan
Triptych Reliquary of the Cross, Gilded copper, champlevé enamel, émail brun, and rock crystal, Mosan
Triptych Reliquary of the Cross, Gilded copper, champlevé enamel, émail brun, and rock crystal, Mosan
Triptych Reliquary of the Cross, Gilded copper, champlevé enamel, émail brun, and rock crystal, Mosan
Triptych Reliquary of the Cross, Gilded copper, champlevé enamel, émail brun, and rock crystal, Mosan

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