The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Relic of St. Bartholomew
c. 1045
Location: 106C Medieval Treasury
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According to a forensic anthropologist, this material is mummified flesh.Description
This relic is housed in the portable altar commissioned by Countess Gertrude of Brunswick, which is one of the Guelph Treasure’s earliest and most sumptuous objects.- The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned: cat. no. 95 archive.orgMay, Sally Ruth, Jane Takac, and Barbara J. Bradley. Knockouts: A Pocket Guide. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001. Reproduced: no. 19, p. 24Mikolic, Amanda. Worshiping in Place through Art: The Hidden Gems of the Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude. Cleveland Museum of Art The Thinker Blog on Medium. July 16, 2020. medium.com
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