The St Eustace Head Reliquary

In 1956 the silver casing was cleaned to reveal the presence of the internal wood. Then open up the relics parcel and find some bone fragments identified by kraft paper "Titration" that was wrapped in cloth and has not been obviously disturbed. Relics were returned to Basel, but Kraft pulp, cloth and cotton were kept in the museum. The sacred head of the head, also known as "chef", was very popular during the Middle Ages. One of the most famous examples is the relic of the head of Pope Alexandre from the Stavolo Monastery in The Ardennes dating back to the first half of the 12th century (Brussels Museum). For details on artifacts, see the target file. PSH 13.9.91

Since at least the 9th century, the relics of the saints, their qualities, and the receptacle of the Holy Land of the Western Church represent idealized forms of relic. For example, sacred boxes can take the form of arms, feet, nails, or dome. Here, fragments of the skull of Roman military saint St. Eustace were placed on the "head" to create an image of the saint respected among the worshipers. The core of the tree is hollowed out and contains many relics. Each relic is wrapped in a piece of fabric and hands a ticket

Around the base, the 12 cursed characters standing in the arc are probably 12 apostles; it seems that a single matrix was used to knock out all 12 digits. This sacred box belongs to the Ministry of Finance of Basel Cathedral in Switzerland and was mentioned for the first time in 1477. It was acquired by Guangzhou in 1836 and sold with other financial departments in 1836 right after being acquired by the British Museum in 1850. This holy box was built for the cathedral.

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 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