reliquary

(noun)

A container to hold or display sacred objects.

Related Terms

  • triptych
  • Deesis
  • icon
  • psalter
  • cloisonne

(noun)

A container to hold or display religious relics.

Related Terms

  • triptych
  • Deesis
  • icon
  • psalter
  • cloisonne

Examples of reliquary in the following topics:

  • Objects of Worship in the Middle Byzantine Empire

    • Personal objects (psalters and triptychs), reliquaries, and icons were popular objects of worship during the Middle Byzantine period.
    • A reliquary is a protective container used for the storage and display of sacred objects called relics.
    • Reliquaries take many forms and shapes and are made out of a variety of materials.
    • However, many reliquaries were made from or decorated with expensive material, such as gold and precious stones.
    • This reliquary depicts a scene of the Crucifixion with fourteen saints around the border.
  • Fang and Kota

    • The Kota are noted for their copper and brass reliquary guardian figures , which are part of a powerful religious and mystical order known as Bwete.
    • In Central West Africa, reliquaries used in the Bwete rituals contain objects considered magical, or the bones of ancestors, and are commonly constructed with a guardian figure attached to the reliquary.
  • Romanesque Sculpture

    • The Stavelot Triptych and Reliquary of St.
    • Large reliquaries and altar frontals were built around a wooden frame, but smaller caskets were made entirely of metal and enamel.
  • The Mediterranean

    • A great number of textiles, most notably silks, were exported; many are found in the church treasuries of Christendom, where they served as covering for saints' reliquaries.
  • Gothic Architecture: La Saint-Chapelle

    • However, the chapel proper was a private royal chapel and scholars have noted how the structure almost looks like metalwork, as if the chapel itself is a reliquary.
  • Gothic Sculpture

    • The shrine takes the form of a large reliquary in the shape of a basilican church, made of bronze and silver.
  • Romanesque Art

    • Precious objects sculpted in metal, enamel, and ivory, such as reliquaries, also had very high status in this period.
  • Neoclassical Architecture

    • Geneviève and to house the reliquary châsse containing her relics.
  • Architecture and Art in the Unified Silla Period

    • Craftsmen also created massive temple bells, reliquaries, and statutes.
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