Reliquary on a gilded brass display base with provision for a seal. Dimensions 8x16 cm

Reliquary on a gilded brass base, with a red background, glass viewing window, and holes for sealing the relic with lead. Dimensions: diameter 8 cm, height 16 cm, base diameter 7 cm A reliquary is a usually decorated and ornamented container designed to hold and display sacred relics or objects of religious veneration. Relics may be the remains of saints, fragments of sacred objects, or other items considered sacred by religious tradition. Reliquaries are often used inside churches or places of worship for veneration and devotional purposes.