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Written by: Diego RomanoContributing Writer · Furniture & Decorative Arts
Antiquities · Catalogue no. 11692
Anonymous, 11th centuryRelic of St. Gregory
StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byCleveland Museum of Art
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This relic is housed in the portable altar commissioned by Countess Gertrude of Brunswick, one of the Guelph Treasure’s earliest and most sumptuous objects.
| Artist / Maker | Anonymous, 11th century |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1045 |
| Culture / Origin | Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century |
| Medium | Bone |
| Department | Medieval Art |
| Type | Metalwork |
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