"Pair Of Reliquary Frames (s. Eugene And Barnabas) In Golden Copper, 18th Century"
Suite of two reliquary frames in the form of polylobed capsules in embossed copper, gilded with acanthus leaf decoration. Shelter in the hollow oval miniscule fragments (ex ossibus) of: "S.EUGENIi E'"= Saint Eugene Bishop of Carthage "S.BARNABAE? "= Saint Barnabas, Bishop, Apostle and Martyr at Cypress?, decorated with the little ones coral fragments applied to a golden background (fabric). Episcopal seals in red wax on the back below the lids. Provenance: probably Sicily from the 18th century. In the state (wear and small loss). 
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