Reliquary Reliquary Holder, The tapered box has a diamond-shaped hatch on both sides on the right and left, between which, in deepened relief, four-legged animals are placed behind an almost symmetrical, circular braid motif of snakes, which is on one side of the box each have a wing. On the lid winged mythical animals are placed on one side and on the other a motif of tendrils. The handle consists of an openwork tendril motif. The lid is attached to the lower part by means of a retractable pin (object consists of three parts), ornament derived from animal forms, animal interlace, ornament, fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'), 'Mostri' (Ripa), Joseph Désiré de Lupus, anonymous, Norway (possibly), c. 1125, h 7.7 cm × w 13.4 cm × d 2.8 cm
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Reliquary Reliquary Holder, tapered box, diamond-shaped hatch, sides, right, left, deepened relief, four-legged animals, placed, almost symmetrical, circular braid motif, snakes, side, box, wing, lid winged mythical animals, motif, tendrils, handle consists, openwork tendril motif, lid, attached, lower part, means, retractable pin, object consists, three parts, ornament derived, animal forms, animal interlace, ornament, fabulous animals, sometimes wrongly, grotesques, Mostri, Ripa, Joseph Désiré de Lupus, Norway, c, 1125
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