Plaque with Saint Aemilian, 1060–80, Made in La Rioja, Spain, Spanish, Elephant ivory, with glass inlay, Overall: 8 1/8 x 3 x 1/4 in. (20.6 x 7.6 x 0.7 cm), Ivories, Master Engelram and his son Redolfo (Spanish, active Longroño, 1060–1090/5), The relics of the sixth-century Spanish saint Aemilian were housed in an ornate shrine crafted of ivory, gold, and gems. We are remarkably well informed about the reliquary, which was made on the occasion of the translation (or transport) of the saint's relics from the monastery of Suso to the church of San Millán de la Cogolla, dedicated in 1067
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Plaque, Saint Aemilian, 1060–80, La Rioja, Spain, Spanish, Elephant ivory, glass inlay, Overall, 8 1/8 x 3 1/4, 20.6 7.6 0.7 cm, Ivories, Master Engelram and his son Redolfo, active Longroño, 1060–1090/5, relics, sixth-century Spanish, saint, Aemilian, housed, ornate shrine, crafted, ivory, gold, gems, We, well informed, reliquary, occasion, translation, transport, monastery, Suso, church, San Millán, de, la, Cogolla, dedicated, 1067
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