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THB16th C. European Wood Reliquary w/ Saint's Tooth
Lot 137
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2020-12-03 10:00:00
2020-12-03 10:00:00
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Features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Western Europe, probably France or Italy, ca. 16th to 17th century. A gorgeous wooden reliquary of Gothic arch form and highly burnished with a tiered base and carved with a crucifixion scene in high relief. Decorated as though it is a stained glass window, the central Crucifixion scene is surrounded by an intricately carved vegetal motif periphery, a dotted border, another border with columns at the bottom and a wavy pattern at the top, and then another innermost border with Corinthian columns and inward facing trefoils. A thick bottom border rich with eucharistic iconography lies at the base of the main Biblical narrative, featuring a central chalice or Holy Grail in a sun motif and arch flanked by 2 Gothic arches containing a bundle of wheat on the left (for the body of Christ) and a group of grapes on the right (for the blood of Christ). Above, an emaciated Jesus hangs on the cross, nude for all but a loin cloth tied at his waist, with his head angled down to his right as a diagonal banner reading "INRI", which stands for "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews", hangs over him. Size: 4.875" L x 2.5" W x 8.5" H (12.4 cm x 6.4 cm x 21.6 cm)
Two saints, perhaps the Virgin Mary or Mary Magdalene and an apostle, stand to either side of the crucifix, both with their hands together in prayer. The backside presents with a striped starburst-like border and a hinged door that swings from top to bottom to reveal a multi-shelved storage area. Inside one can find a saint's tooth and a document with information about Ely Eliot Palmer, the previous owner and US Ambassador to Afghanistan.
This item cannot be shipped to Georgia, Louisiana, or Tennessee. Please be advised that international shipping may have additional restrictions on some material. It is the customer's responsibility to be aware of their own local laws.
Provenance: private California, USA Collection; ex-Ambassador Ely Eliot Palmer Collection, Ambassador to Afghanistan 1945 to 1959
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#160184Intact and functional with some expected softening of detail, light discoloration, and minute abraded areas. Otherwise, excellent.Condition
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