The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of November 30, 2023

Relic of St. Januarius

c. 1045

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Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century

Bone

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1931.462.l

Location

106C Medieval Treasury

Fun Fact

This bone is a nearly complete ankle joint (talus).

Description

This relic is housed in the portable altar commissioned by Countess Gertrude of Brunswick, which is one of the Guelph Treasure’s earliest and most sumptuous objects.

Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned: cat. no. 95 archive.org
May, Sally Ruth, Jane Takac, and Barbara J. Bradley. Knockouts: A Pocket Guide. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001. Reproduced: no. 19, p. 24
Mikolic, Amanda. Worshiping in Place through Art: The Hidden Gems of the Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude. Cleveland Museum of Art The Thinker Blog on Medium. July 16, 2020. medium.com
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1931.462.l