Reliquiary


Italy (Venice) 15th century Gilt silver, glass, embossing, casting, engraving height 34.3 cm, diameter of the base 11.3 cm The elongated shaped reliquary stands on an octolateral base that has four medallions applied to it, which depict busts of saints. The upper part of the base is decorated with motifs of flowers and leaves, and a sign of the Venetian lion is punched in on the inside. The node is sliced in eight pieces. In the upper part there are three finials, holding the construction of the central part, and above the glass cylinder a six-sided pyramid with a cross at the top. The reliquary originates from the cathedral at Grobnik. Restored in 1994 and 1995 by Maja Velicogna Novoselac.




HPM/PMH-030950