© Rutland County Museum
The Brooke Reliquary
Artist: Limoges
Location: Rutland County Museum
Date: 1220 - 1230
Materials: enamelled metalwork
Dimensions: 15 x 13.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £8,500 (Total: £29,469)
Vendor: Sotheby's
Review number: 4486 (1997)
Provenance:
Found at Brooke Priory, Rutland, c.1805; exhibited locally 1861, described 1880s. Sotheby, 2 Dec 1969, lot 17; 13 Nov 1975, lot 10.
Description:
The front panel of the roof depicts Christ flanked by two saints or apostles, while the front shows Christ in Majesty. Each end panel has a figure of a saint, and the rear of the roof has a star pattern. All the figures are surrounded by coloured enamel work in shades of blue, red, yellow and green. This reliquary has a relatively simple and conservative iconography.
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