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Altar shrine
Unknown1901/1925
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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Details
- 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
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