An ornate container for a relic or relics. Web resource here.
Reliquary Casket of Teudericus. Gold, cloisonné enamel, gemstones, cameo on wood. Late 7th century. Abbaye de Saint-Maurice d’Agaune, Switzerland.
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Reliquary Casket of Teudericus. Gold, cloisonné enamel, gemstones, cameo on wood. Late 7th century. Abbaye de Saint-Maurice d’Agaune, Switzerland.