File:French - Chrismatory - Walters 44102 - Three Quarter.jpg
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[edit]Chrismatory
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Anonymous (France) |
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Chrismatory |
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English: A chrismatory served as a container for the three vials of holy oil (or chrism) used in church rites. These were the oil for the consecration of priests and churches, the oil for confirmation of the young, and the oil for the last rites of the dying. This chrismatory, decorated with engraved busts of angels, would have been supported by gilded copper feet. |
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| Date | mid 13th century (Middle Ages) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | champlevé enamel on copper with gilding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 11 cm (4.3 in); width: 10.9 cm (4.2 in); depth: 7.1 cm (2.7 in) H with handle down: 9.6 cm (3.7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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44.102 |
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| Place of creation | Limoges, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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| current | 23:04, 22 March 2012 | | 1,799 × 1,725 (2.65 MB) | File Upload Bot (Kaldari) (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Walters Art Museum artwork |artist = French |title = ''Chrismatory'' |description = {{en|A chrismatory served as a container for the three vials of holy oil (or chrism) used in church rites. These wer... |
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