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Relic of the Head of Saint Gregory, Now Lost

Properties

ID 133175
System Class Artifact
Artifact Reliquary
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška , Tabula Imperii Byzantini , TIB 17

Description

In the written account of the Grand Župan Desa of Raška (reigned 1144-1165) the reliquary with a cross and enamelled decoration for the head of Saint Gregory is mentioned, and "duo saculi cum reliquiis, qui portantur ad gulam".