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The Bust of Saint Servatius : reliquary bust containing the skull of the saint, donated by Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma after the Sack of Maastricht (1579) in which the original bust was largely lost. The Arm reliquary of Saint Thomas : an arm-shaped silver reliquary from the 15th century with relics of Saint Thomas the Apostle.
The reliquary of the Holy Cross displayed in Brescia's New Cathedral.Other pieces of the treasure are glimpsed in the background. The Treasure of the Holy Crosses is a group of items of high historical, artistic and religious interest kept in the Old Cathedral of Brescia in the Chapel of the Holy Crosses in the north transept.
A chasse, châsse or box reliquary is a shape commonly used in medieval metalwork for reliquaries and other containers. To the modern eye the form resembles a house, though a tomb or church was more the intention, [ 1 ] with an oblong base, straight sides and two sloping top faces meeting at a central ridge, often marked by a raised strip and ...
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Brescia Casket. The Brescia Casket, also called the lipsanotheca of Brescia (in Italian lipsanoteca [1]) or reliquary of Brescia, is an ivory box, perhaps a reliquary, [2] from the late 4th century, which is now in the Museo di Santa Giulia at San Salvatore in Brescia, Italy.
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Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, began erupting around 2:30 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A keystone (or capstone) is the wedge-shaped stone at the apex of a masonry arch or typically round-shaped one at the apex of a vault. In both cases it is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch or vault to bear weight.