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   Relics and Reliquaries
Works of Art (12)
Bursa Reliquary, early 900s, North Italian, Bone, copper-gilt, wood (53.19.2)  
 
Chasse of Champagnat, ca. 1150, French; Made in Limoges, Gilded copper and champlevé enamel (17.190.685-87, 695, 710-11)  
 
Crib of the Infant Jesus, 15th century, South Netherlandish; Made in Brabant, Carved and polychromed oak, copper gilt, silver gilt, painted parchment, and silk embroidered with seed pearls, gold thread, tinsel, and translucent enamels (1974.121)  
 
Plaque from a Reliquary of Saint Aemilian, 1060–1080, Spanish; From the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla (Logroño), Spain, Ivory (1987.89)  
 
Reliquary (?) with scenes from the life of the Buddha, ca. 10th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) or Pakistan, Bone with traces of color and gold paint (1985.392.1)  
 
Reliquary Arm, ca. 1230, Mosan, Silver over oak; hand: bronze-gilt; appliqué plaques: silver-gilt, niello and cabochon stones (47.101.33)  
 
Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket, ca. 1173–1180, English or German, Silver with niello, gemstone (17.190.520)  
 
Reliquary Cross with Saint George, 800–1200, Byzantine, Copper alloy (2000.526.2)  
 
Reliquary Figure, 19th–20th century, Fang peoples; Gabon, Wood, metal, oil patina (1978.412.441) 
 
Reliquary of the True Cross (Staurotheke), late 8th–early 9th century, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Cloisonné enamel, silver, silver-gilt, gold, niello (17.190.715ab)  
 
Reliquary Pendant, 1173–1177, English, Gold (63.160)  
 
Reliquary Shrine, second quarter of 14th century, Attributed to Jean de Touyl (French), Made in Paris, Gilt-silver, translucent enamel, paint (62.96)  
 
Thematic Essays (2)