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History – World – Head Reliquary of Saint Eustace – Central Europe – Switzerland
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The Head Reliquary of Saint Eustace is a beautiful piece of religious art used as relic. It had Hammered silver gilt plaques, pinned to a wooden core so that it can rest stably. This add respectability to the Head Reliquary which is deserving of a saint figure. The crown which rests on the head and the base are made with plaques of gem set filigree with granulations. It has a height of 34 centimeters.
It is from the Central Europe region and belongs from Basel. Switzerland belonging to circa 1200 A.D. From at least the ninth century onwards, containers for the holy relics often assumed an idealized form of the relic within. Meaning that the it reflected the mind of the individual in whose name it was made. Adding to the meaning that the mind of the individual of whom it was rested in it and had to be treated with respect. In this head were housed fragments of the skull of Saint Eustace, a Roman military saint. Around the base, the twelve nimbed figures standing within arcading around the base are presumably the twelve Apostles. The casket is first mentioned in 1477 in the Basel Cathedral records. So this goes on to show there is some documenting which exists for this Head Reliquary. This is one more of the interesting pieces of world history which has been preserved by historians for all the students and people concerned and dealing in the subject of history and for the travelers and tourists to make a note of and understand and study more about the Head Reliquary of the Saint. Hope readers found this article about world history interesting.
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Very informative and interesting for those who want to know about the past relics. This gives us an insight into the how head relics of saints to be kept in religious places to worship for the present generation. |
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