The finest 12th-century reliquary head is that of S. Alexander; it belonged to Stavelot Abbey, and is in Brussels Museum. PSH 13.9.91. For further details of the relics, see the object file. Its date is r145, and probably Godefroid de Claire made it. San Silvestro in Capite. Melissa. In 1955 the reliquary was opened and the relics were returned to Basel. ... a great photo op in Rome, contains the reliquary of Saint Valentine that includes the saint's skull. South portal of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France ... Head reliquary of Saint Alexander 12th Century Head reliquaries, also known as `chefs', were popular in the medieval period. The Stavelot reliquary is typical in the use of costly materials. Saint Alexander I, (died c. 115, /119, Rome? It is possible that this reliquary was intended to hold the arm bone of a particular saint. Reliquaries were often part of the visual spectacle of church ritual. Saint Peter's tomb is a site under St. Peter's Basilica that includes several graves and a structure said by Vatican authorities to have been built to memorialize the location of Saint Peter's grave. • Almost life-sized head fashioned in … Silver Repoussé (Partly Gilt), Gilt Bronze, Gems, Pearls, and Enamel. The head is vigorously modelled, the hair embossed in a series of almost symmetrical curls. Set in an ornate reliquary in the Basilica San Domenico in Siena is the dismembered, mummified head of the revered Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380). Head reliquary of Saint Alexander (17-24) Alan! 07 of 10. St. Peter's tomb is near the west end of a complex of mausoleums that date between about AD 130 and AD 300. Alexander Spatari/Getty Images. Christ in Majesty 11th Century . Info • Romanesque style! Aerial view of Saint-Sernin Late 11th to Early 12th Centuries . One of the most famous examples is the Pope Alexander head reliquary from the Abbey of Stavelot in the Ardennes, which dates from the 1st half of the 12th century (Brussels Museum). Head-reliquary of St. Alexander, front right angle view; Metalwork, Mosan, 12C; 1145 General view of the cloister, Saint Pierre, Moissac, France 12th Ce12 12th Century . A brow band decorated with sixteen colored stones encircles the figure's neatly parted and combed hair. The St. Eustace head is composed of a wooden (sycamore maple) core and a silver-gilt repoussé shell composed of eleven gilded silver sheets that cover the neck and head. The "in capite" in this church's name stands for "head," which in this case means the head of John the Baptist. 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