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 Ninian Reliquary by Unknown Artist, c. 1200
© British Museum
Details
- Medium:
- Gold & pearl
- Dimensions:
- Diameter: 5.1 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £1,200 ( Total: £1,200)
- Acquired in:
- 1946
- Vendor:
- Lazlo Ekstein
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.
Provenance
Lazlo Ekstein
Venue details
British Museum
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