UNKNOWN GOLDSMITH, French
(active first half of 14th century)

Butterfly Reliquary

1300-1350
Silver, gilt and enamel, 4 x 5 cm
Cathedral Museum, Regensburg

This small reliquary, found in 1991 in the reliquary deposit of a wooden Crucifix from Donaustauf, is shaped as a butterfly with the Crucifixion painted on it. It is a piece of exquisite French gilt silver work using the technique of translucent enamel.