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Historical Archive: Enger Reliquary
gold, silver gilt, enamel, glass and garnet inlay, and other gems on wood core
16 x 14 x 5.3 cm (6.3 x 5.5 x 2 inches). Late eighth century
Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum 1888,632
front
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back
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left side
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right side
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front and right side
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left side and front
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back and left side
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base
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front seen from top
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center of front
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front, gem on top left with inlay and enamel
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front, gem on top right with inlay and enamel
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front, gem on top right with inlay and enamel
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front, gem on top right: Oedipus and the Sphinx
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front, gem on center upper left with inlay
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front, gem on center lower right with enamel animals
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front, enamel animals on center left
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front, enamel serpent on lower right with inlay
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front, pierced amethyst on lower left
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back, upper part: Christ blessing between angels
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back, lower part: Virgin and Child between SS Peter and Paul
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left side angle and front, late 8th c., KGM
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held by a curator. Photo blurred by motion, offered for its utility but not available for publication.
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