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The Ninian Reliquary

Unknown artist, c. 1200

A golden capsule reliquary containing beneath a domed crystal, a relic of the True Cross in a field of pearls and accompanied by a golden relic plate, now loose. The prominence of St. Ninian makes it virtually certain that the reliquary was made for a church in North Britain, probably one of the few Premonstatensian houses in the north, such as Alnwick or Easby.

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Title of artwork, date

The Ninian Reliquary, c. 1200

Date supported

1946

Medium and material

Gold & pearl

Dimensions

Diameter: 5.1 cm

Grant

1200

Total cost

1200

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