Reliquary, Swedish History Museum, Stockholm, Sweden

Reliquary of St Elizabeth, or Elisabethrelikvariet, a gold reliquary said to contain the head of St Elizabeth of Hungary, agate bowl 4th - 7th century with 11th century gold and jewels and 13th century base, in the Swedish History Museum, a history and archaeology museum founded 1866, in Stockholm, Sweden. The reliquary arrived in Sweden as loot taken from the Marienberg Fortress in Wurzburg in the 30 Years War, 1618-1648. Before the burial of St Elizabeth in 1236, Emperor Frederick II had the bowl remodeled as a reliquary of the saint's head, using pieces of 3 royal crowns, gold, pearls and precious stones. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1236 1618-1648 1866 Agate Contain Crowns Historiska Jewel Jewels Loot Marienberg Metalwork Museer Museet Relic Reliquary Remodeled Statens Stockholm Wurzburg

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