Carved wooden monstrance and reliquary, 18th century, Rhine Valley
MONSUTRANCE-RELICARY made of carved wood, painted in monochrome red and gold. The reliquary compartment features scrolls bearing the inscriptions SS. II. MILL. VIRG. (probably the Eleven Thousand Virgins of Cologne) and relics of Saint Ambrose, Saint Felicity, Saint Augustine, Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Victor, Saint Blandine, and Saint Leo; sealed on the back.
Rhine Valley, 18th century
H. 85 cm
(some damage)
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