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Reliquary paperolle * dedicated to several Saints: Urbana, Modestina, Victoriae Mari, Illuminati, Vitalis and Theophilus, with a central medallion of wax with the portrait of Pope Clement X **, in a gilded wood frame, vintage eighteenth century.
This reliquary is in good condition.
A note: the wax medallion is broken in the top, a few minor accidents and wear on the sets and aperitifs, wear time, look at the photos.
** Emilio Altieri, born in Rome on July 13, 1590, was the 239th pope of the Catholic Church under the name of Clement X from April 29, 1670 to July 22, 1676. Pope Clement X had the Saint Angelo Bridge decorated with the ten statues of Bernini's angels in Carrara marble.
Artisanal technique of wrapping narrow strips of paper to create various ornamental shapes and patterns. The paperolle is a very old technique used in the Middle Ages, in poor churches, to imitate filigree decorations of gold or silver. The achievements were often reliquaries called reliquary paperolles. Paperolle is a term derived from paper. It designates not only the technique, but also the paper realization. The term rolled papers is sometimes used as a synonym.
