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Altar shrine

Unknown1901/1925

National Museum of the Romanian Peasant

National Museum of the Romanian Peasant
Bucharest, Romania

Also called the "small altar". Though small, it bears a powerful symbol. It could be attached to a belt and carried by country priests to the house of a dying person to perform the last rites. It was also used by army priests in the divine service conducted before a battle.

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  • Creator: Unknown
  • Creator Nationality: Romanian
  • Date: 1901/1925
  • Location: Romania, Muntenia
  • Physical Dimensions: w9 x h16 x d3,5 cm
  • Provenance: National Museum of the Romanian Peasant
  • Type: Ritual object
  • Title: Trusă de împărtășanie, Altar shrine
National Museum of the Romanian Peasant

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