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18c large reliquary theca with relics of the Apostles & Evangelists

Large oval glass-fronted silver pendant reliquary theca housing relics of the Apostles of ChristRelics are affixed to the gold silk ground surrounded by silver wire and gilt paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on manuscript cedulae labels as:

  1. St. Peter, Ap.
  2. St. Paul, Ap.
  3. St. Andrew, Ap.,
  4. St. John, Ap. & Ev.
  5. St. Matthew, Ap. & Ev.
  6. St. Matthew, Ap.
  7. St. Thaddeus, Ap. (St. Jude)
  8. St. Barnabus, Ap.
  9. St. James the Greater, Ap.
  10. St. James the Less, Ap.
  11. St. Philip, Ap.
  12. St. Thomas, Ap.
  13. St. Bartholomew, Ap. 
  14. St. Simon, Ap.

On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Enrique Laso de la Vega (†1729), Titular Bishop of Thaumacus (1728-1729). .

Additional Info

  • ID#: 244-RSCR-65
  • Size: 72 x 62 mm (3 x 2 1/2 inches)
  • Age: ca. first quarter of the 18th century
  • Origin: Italy
  • Materials: silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price: SOLD!
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross
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