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The Holy Thorn Reliquary of Jean, duc de Berry. France, Paris, ca. 1400-1410. Detail: behind a a rock-crystal window, the Thorn is placed vertically in the centre, mounted on a cabochon sapphire, above an inscribed scroll. Figures of the Virgin and St. John kneel beside the Thorn, Christ with his five wounds is seated behind it, his feet resting on a white-enamelled globe. 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 ART532026

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3648px × 5000px

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