Reliquary monstrance of St. John the Baptist
Base by C. C.
The inscription on the banderoles held by the two angels flanking the central shaft reads, IOANNE BAPTISTA/NON SURREXIT MAIOR ("There has risen no one greater than John the Baptist" - Matt. 11:11). The other angels hold symbols of the martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist. The relief at the bottom shows his beheading.
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