Alabaster Reliquary

Made:
1650-1750 in France

Alabaster reliquary in form of St. Etienne, or St. Stephen, first Martyr of christian church, patron of prisoners, invoked against gaol fever, unsigned, French, 1650-1750.

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A949
Materials:
complete and alabaster
Measurements:
overall: 150 mm x 335 mm x 130 mm,
reliquary: 18 mm x 24 mm
type:
reliquary
credit:
Quere