Relic of St. Hermetis
c. 1045
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Relic of St. Hermetis, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Bone, compound weave or samite; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1931.462.d This relic is a long bone from an arm or a leg (such as a humerus, femur, or fibula); exact identification is not possible without unwrapping.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- bone, compound weave or samite
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1931.462.d
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 106C Medieval Treasury
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