Relics

Tallinn City Museum
Tallinn, Estonia

Human bones wrapped in brocade. Found during excavations in Pirita Convent in 1977 and 1979 near a demolished altar. The relics might have been hidden there during the Livonian War in the 16th century

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Title: Relics
Location: Pirita Convent, Merivälja tee, Pirita, Tallinn
Medium: Bone, Textile, Brocade

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