Reliquary of St. Gondulph
Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels
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Treasures of Heaven
Saints, Relics, and Devotion in Medieval Europe
Relics & Reliquaries
Culture: Mosan (Maastricht)
Date: ca. 1180–1200
Material: Copper gilt (cast, engraved, and embossed) over wood, vernis brun, enamel (champlevé)
Dimensions: 56 × 33 cm
Inscribed: surgite xristus adest vocat vos ipse coronat (Arise! Behold, Christ is calling you and he himself is crowning you)
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Title: Reliquary of St. Monulph
Repository: Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels
Culture: Mosan (Maastricht)
Date: ca. 1180–1200
Material: Copper gilt (cast, engraved, and embossed) over wood, vernis brun, enamel (champlevé)
Dimensions: 56 × 33 cm
Inscribed: hec nostris manibus dat vobis premia christus (Through our hands Christ gives you this crown)
Provenance: Church of St. Servais, Maastricht, until 1847; acquired by Mr. Horn; Prince Soltykoff collection until 1861, when they were acquired by the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire.
