Relic of St. Adelaide
c. 1045
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Relic of St. Adelaide, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Bone, plain weave blue silk; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1931.462.e This bone is thought to belong to a finger (metacarpal) although the curve is too prominent for a human. An exact determination can't be made without unwrapping it.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- bone, plain weave blue silk
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1931.462.e
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 106C Medieval Treasury
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