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The relics of Saint Eustace is a sacred container of medieval silver and wood in the form of Saint Eustace's head, which was once part of the Treasury of Basel Cathedral. The Treasury was bought by Basel in 1836 and immediately sold to collectors and museums in Europe at the auction. After that, the British Museum bought a holy box. Over the centuries, this holy box is a treasure house of the cathedral in Basel, Switzerland and was first recorded in 1477. It was sold with other warehouses in 1836 right after the acquisition in Basel. After some owner, it was acquired by the British Museum in 1850.

The holy box of St. Eustace is the longest part of the treasure of Olomouc's Cathedral. It is made of gold-plated copper and engraved with sculpture and colored enamel. The hexagonal base has an arcuate knot and two whirlpools and is connected to a tower head with four corner mountains. Cylindrical top decorated in the form of a trimmed four-lobe and a cross-shaped folding roof on the top are attached to the head and a glass cylinder containing artifacts is inserted in the head There. The base is decorated with the images of six angels standing at the Gothic Arcade. Because of this kind of purpose, it may be also the Eucharist that they were later inserted into the saints of the saints, so it is difficult to judge whether they were made as holy purpose. The strip marked as a relic belonging started in the 19th century. The sacred chest of St. Eustace and the construction of its bonds refer to the French Limoges which is the famous 12th century enamel art center.

The sacred purpose of the body part became popular in the middle of the Middle Ages (12th century to the 13th century). The shapes of these sacred objects may be manifestations of their content, but they sometimes contain many different relics. The same applies to Eustace's Head Holy Box. There are many relics such as Trier's first bishop, Eucalyus's relic, Nicholas's Mai's bishop, Benedict, monastery of Monte Cassino, sacred virgin and so on. In 1955 a holy box was opened and the relics were sent back to Basel. The head of St. Eustace is made up of a wooden (Siton Maple) core and a silver plated repute shell, and the shell consists of eleven gold-plated pieces covering the neck and head. A band of eyebrows decorated with 16 color stones surrounds the characters of the characters cleanly. The head is mounted on a silver-plated pedestal and is decorated with 12 apostles standing under the arch