Chasse or House-shaped Reliquary

Material: Bronze. Accession no: HCM 082. Current Location: [The Hunt Museum](https://www.huntmuseum.com/), [Limerick](https://www.geonames.org/7778675/limerick-city.html). This is a [chasse or reliquary box](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300300917) in bronze from the [late 13th Century](http://n2t.net/ark:/99152/p08m57h8zmq). It is house-shaped with the lid and body hinged together. There are suspension rings at each end for suspension from the neck. It is decorated with engraved foliate tendrils. [German](http://www.geonames.org/2921044/federal-republic-of-germany.html) or [Austrian](http://www.geonames.org/2782113/austria.html). [More](https://www.huntmuseum.com/explore/item/1b91acd6-5a17-3c90-a84c-da74f6887a5c/?s%3Dchasse&pos=2).