圣伊里耶半身圣骨盒

法国

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

圣伊里耶的头骨曾经就放置在这个圣骨盒里,他是六世纪一座修道院的创始人,这座修道院坐落在里蒙日南部一个如今以他命名的小镇里。中世纪的里蒙日地区发展出一种以当地圣人的头像为外形的圣骨盒崇拜,这种特殊的崇拜方式一直延续至今。在节日期间,这类肖像会被带到游行队伍中穿过大街,然后放在圣坛上供信徒瞻仰。圣骨盒所使用的宝贵材料使人想起这位圣人属天的面容,他的头骨传达出他永恒的权威。

Reliquary Bust of Saint Yrieix, Silver and gilded silver with rock crystal, gems, and glass, French

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