Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude
Cleveland Museum of Art

Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude

c. 1045

gold, cloisonné enamel, porphyry, gems, pearls, niello, wood core
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

On the bottom of this altar is a trap door that opened to reveal small relics of saints wrapped in silk.

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