Monymusk Reliquary
The Monymusk Reliquary is an eighth century Scottish house-shape reliquaryMoss (2014), p. 286 made of wood and metal characterised by an Insular fusion of Gaelic and Pictish design and Anglo-Saxon metalworking, probably by Ionan monks. It is now in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. It is an early example of the house-shaped shrine that became popular across Europe later in the Middle Ages, perhaps influenced by Insular styles. The Monymusk Reliquary is now empty. Its dimensions are W 112mm x D 51mm x H 89mm. Past scholars suggested that Monymusk Reliquary was the Brecbennach of St. Columba ( modern Gaelic ''Breac Bannoch'' or "embossed peaked-thing"), a sacred battle ensign of the Scottish army, used for saintly assistance, and mentioned in various charters associated with Arbroath Abbey. However, this identification of the Monymusk Reliquary with the ''Brecbennach'' is unlikely, and the Monymusk Reliquary is therefore not the object mentioned in historical reco ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]