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03 — ARTWORK
UNKNOWN GOLDSMITH, German · 1200 →
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Tower reliquarya container (often richly decorated) for sacred relics, usually parts of a saint's body. c. 1200 Wooden core, gilded plaster facing, ivory carvings, copper plate, height 36,5 cm, lower diameter 26 cm Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt
The reliquary is the work of a German goldsmith workshop in Cologne.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Tower reliquary by UNKNOWN GOLDSMITH, German},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-goldsmith-german-r78a86c58e44850/tower-reliquary-ree256c92de60cc},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
