Reliquary on a gilded brass base. Dimensions 5,5x9,5

Reliquary on a gilt brass base, with a red velvet lining and a glass window. Diameter: 5.5 cm; height: 9.5 cm. A reliquary is usually a decorated and ornate 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 purposes of veneration and devotion.