Holy Thorn Reliquary

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Holy Thorn Reliquary

Description

Made in Paris circa 1390 for John, Duke of Berry, the reliquary is currently held in the collection of the British Museum. Made of gold, rock crystal, enamel, pearls, sapphires, and rubies, and decorated with intricately carved figures, is represents a type of luxury object popular in the French royal court in the early 15th century. The scenes on the reliquary show the Last Judgement and the seated Trinity and contains a single thorn from the Crown of Thorns. The reliquary passed through numerous hands, including the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and is also known due to its involvement in a forgery scandal in the 1860s.

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“Holy Thorn Reliquary,” HAA Image Hosting, accessed May 9, 2026, https://haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/1723.

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