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The Treasury of Basel Cathedral

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Reliquary Head of Saint Eustace, 1180–1200 (wood head and base); 1200–1220 (silver head and base)
Upper Rhineland, possibly Basel
Raised, stamped, and partially gilded silver, with filigree, copper, glass, rock crystal, chalcedony, amethyst, mother-of-pearl, onyx, and carnelian, with fragments of silk; H. (silver head and base, overall) 13 1/4 in. (33.5 cm)
Trustees of the British Museum





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