Reliquary of Mary Magdalene
Item
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Title
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Reliquary of Mary Magdalene
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Rights
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public Domain
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Date
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1300-1500 CE
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Description
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This reliquary was made in Tuscany, Italy by a Franciscan community, and is said to contain Mary Magdalene's tooth enclosed in rock crystal. The reliquary itself is gilded copper, with a circular glass medallion above the relic itself.
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Format
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Gilded copper, gilded silver, rock crystal, verre églomisé, 22 x 9 3/8 x 7 15/16 in.
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Publisher
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Contributor
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Emily Morgan
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Identifier
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17.190.504
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Subject
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reliquary; Mary Magdalene; Saint Mary Magdalene; Franciscans
