Sujet
A small gold and enamelled reliquary which would have been worn around the neck to protect the owner from harm
Légende
A small gold and enamelled reliquary which would have been worn around the neck to protect the owner from harm, The reliquary shows a half figure of Mary raising her arms to Christ who looks down from the sky. It was brought as loot to Europe during the Crusades. Byzantine. 11th century. Constantinople.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Treasury of the Basilica of Our Lady, Maastricht
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A17_054
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
18,5Mo (2,6Mo) / 22,0cm x 21,1cm / 2598 x 2487 (300dpi)