Arm Reliquary of the Apostles
c. 1190
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Arm Reliquary of the Apostles, c. 1190. Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, late 12th century. Gilt silver, champlevé enamel, oak; overall: 51 x 14 x 9.2 cm (20 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1930.739 Reliquaries were prized not for the opulence that you see, but for the items that they held. They enshrined items associated with saints, like a piece of clothing they wore or a small portion of their remains. In this case, an arm bone is encased within.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- gilt silver, champlevé enamel, oak
- Dimensions
- Overall: 51 x 14 x 9.2 cm (20 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1930.739
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Exhibitions
- The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition, Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture, Die Zeit der Staufer: Geschichte, Kunst, Kultur (The Staufer Period: History, Art, Culture), All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection, Heinrich der Löwe und seine Zeit (Henry the Lion and his time), Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe, Guelph Museum, Hanover, Germany (1861-66)., Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie, Vienna, Austria (1869)., Städelsche Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany (1930)., Goldschmidt Gallery, New York, NY (1931)., <em>Zeit der Staufer I, </em>Würtemburgisches Landesmuseum, Stuttgart, (March-August 1977).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 106C Medieval Treasury
Have a concern, a correction, or something to add?
