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The Holy Thorn Reliquary of Jean, duc de Berry. France, Paris, ca. 1400-1410. Detail: angels blowing the trumpets at the Resurrection of the Dead, a green-enamelled mound rising from the base from which coffins protrude, the dead rising from within. This reliquary was made to house a relic of the Crown of Thorns, the wreath of thorns placed on the head of Jesus Christ at his crucifixion. The thorn is displayed behind a crystal window and is identified by a Latin inscription: 'Ista est una spinea corone / Domine nostri ihesu cristi' ('This is a thorn from the crown of Our Lord Jesus Christ'). gold, thorn, enamel, rock crystal, pearl, ruby, sapphire, 30.5 x 15 x 13 cm. Waddesdon Bequest WB.67.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART532031
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
5000px × 3922px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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15th century CE
Berry, Jean, Duc de (d.1416), Duke of Burgundy
Christ, Crowned with Thorns
French
Gilt
God the Father
Gold
Gothic (1150-1500)
Metalwork
Pearl
Reliquary
Resurrection of the Dead
Ruby
Sapphire
Thorn