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The Holy Thorn Reliquary
This reliquary from Paris (c. 1400) combines enamelled gold, sapphires, rubies, and pearls around a central window for a single holy thorn. The miniature figures of Christ and angels frame the relic, turning the object into a staged vision of heavenly court. Commissioned by Jean, duc de Berry, it illustrates how French princes used lavish reliquaries to honor and display fragments of the Crown of Thorns.
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