Reliquary

anoniem, c. 1450

This miniature bust houses the relics of an unknown bishop saint. The assumption that this was Saint Lambert and that the reliquary came from the treasury of the basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht cannot be proven. The small lion feet are later additions.

  • Artwork typereliquary
  • Object numberBK-1958-76
  • Dimensionsheight 12.5 cm x width 9 cm x depth 7.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicsverguld koper, chalcedon en glas