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Period
Late Gothic
Date
ca. 1520–30
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.
468720

Reliquary Bust of Saint Balbina

Unknown maker, ca. 1520–30

Reliquary Bust of Saint Balbina at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Bequest of Susan Vanderpoel Clark, 1967 · Public domain

The record

Maker
Unknown maker
Date
ca. 1520–30
Medium
Oak, with paint and gilding, and human remains
Dimensions
Overall: 17 1/2 x 16 x 6 1/4 in. (44.5 x 40.6 x 15.9 cm)
Period
Late Gothic

Why it matters

Reliquary Bust of Saint Balbina, dated ca. 1520–30, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Oak, with paint and gilding, and human remains. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall: 17 1/2 x 16 x 6 1/4 in. (44.5 x 40.6 x 15.9 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.