Cleveland Museum of Art
Reliquary Statuette of the Virgin and Child
- Date
- c. 1330
- Medium
- painted lindenwood
- Culture
- Austria, Salzburg
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
A small rectangular cavity in the back of this sculpture reveals that it was originally made to serve as a reliquary (a container for relics). In her left hand the Virgin holds a pear, a symbol of the peace and love of Christ.
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