RELIQUARY OF THE HOLY NAIL

Reliquary of the Holy Nail of the Cross composed of an oval frame in molded wood painted black (faux ebony), inside, a relic: a wrought iron nail, fixed vertically on a background of old red velvet and protected by a curved glass.

Episcopal wax seal from the San Croce in Gerusalemme church in Rome present on the nail.

PERIOD : French work, 19th
SIZE : 25cm X 19cm
SIZE : 9.8" X 7.5"

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