Reliquary Bust of a Female Saint, ca. 1520–30, Made in possibly Brussels, Belgium, South Netherlandish, Oak, paint, gilt, Overall: 16 11/16 x 12 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (42.4 x 32.4 x 15.9 cm), Sculpture-Wood, 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
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Reliquary Bust, Female Saint, ca, 1520–30, Brussels, Belgium, South Netherlandish, Oak, paint, gilt, Overall, 16 11/16 x 12 3/4 6 1/4, 42.4 32.4 15.9 cm, Sculpture-Wood, Bust reliquaries, skulls, saints, placed, altars, late Middle, Ages, assembled, large numbers, church sanctuaries, small glazed, medallion, resembling, jewelry, displayed additional, relics
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