Rococo reliquary in the form of a monstrance. In the glazed box (ostensorium) there is a cross made of rock crystal, in an openwork silver frame. Inside it are placed relics – small fragments (splinters) from the Tree of the Holy Cross. On the back of the crystal cross, silk threads are visible, binding the relic to the setting, as well as a lacquer seal imprint. <\/p>\n
Gloria (rays) – a richly decorated halo in the form of a radial shield, characteristic of a monstrance. On its perimeter, decorated with rocaillas, colored glasses of ruby and green are set, and the whole is crowned by a small cross with a central red eye. <\/p>\n
Instead of a simple geometric form, the nodus is formed of twisted, sigmoidal volutes (shapes resembling the letters “C” and “S”) that flow seamlessly from one to the other.<\/p>\n
The foot is oval, multi-stepped, decorated with repoussed rocaillas. The reliquary represents high-class artistic craftsmanship; it is most likely preserved in “integral” condition. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33934,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[355],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-33933","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-sacred-arts","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"shipping-taxable","11":"purchasable","12":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n