- Period
- Gothic
- Date
- c. 1330
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object no.
- 1973.143
Reliquary Statuette of the Virgin and Child
Unknown maker, c. 1330
Cleveland Museum of Art · The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken · Public domain
- Maker
- Unknown maker
- Date
- c. 1330
- Medium
- painted lindenwood
- Dimensions
- Overall: 40.7 cm (16 in.)
- Period
- Gothic
The record
Why it matters
A small rectangular cavity in the back of this sculpture reveals that it was originally made to serve as a reliquary (a container for relics).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.