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Historical Archive: Arm Reliquary of Charlemagne

silver gilt, rock crystal and other gems, enamel
height 85 cm (33.5 inches)
Lyon? around 1481
relic inserted on October 12, 1481
Aachen, Cathedral Treasury


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full, palm forward
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oblique from thumb side, with corner of display case
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with toddler for scale
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profile, thumb side
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back of hand
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profile, finger side
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relic label
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arms of Louis XI below relic opening, rotated to vertical
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fictive buckle and leather strap