Reliquary Bust of a Female Saint
Unknown
ca. 1520–30 · Oak, paint, gilt · The Cloisters
Bust reliquaries for the skulls of saints were placed on or near altars and, by the late Middle Ages, often assembled in large numbers in church sanctuaries. The small glazed medallion resembling jewelry once displayed additional relics. On particular feast days, such reliquaries were carried in processions.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1520–30
- Medium
- Oak, paint, gilt
- Culture
- South Netherlandish
- Department
- The Cloisters
- Credit line
- The Cloisters Collection, 1959
