Reliquary containing bone fragments, relics of St Cosmas & St Damian

Made:
1601-1700 in Italy

Metal reliquary, in the form of a casket containing fragments of the bones of St Cosmas and St. Damian, possibly 17th century, possibly Italian

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A642455
Materials:
silver, brass, ? material and bone
type:
human remains, reliquaries and bone fragements
credit:
Wellcome Trust