Reliquary Locket

Unknown18th-19th century

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Strips of paper with saints names on them are attached to a cruciform tree set against a cloth background. The paper strips--"filacteria"--appear to identify miniscule fragments--relics--of the saints.

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Details

Title: Reliquary Locket
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 18th-19th century
Type: Accessory, Jewelry
Rights: Museum Expedition 1941, Frank L. Babbott Fund
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/53172/Reliquary_Locket
Medium: "Relics," hair, and bone on cloth background in silver frame with glass lenses
Possible place made: Spain
Dimensions: 1 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in. (4.8 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm)
Collection: Decorative Arts
Accession number: 41.1275.383

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