Sacred Oils Box (Floirac, Gironde)
The box for holy oils in the church of St-Vincent in Floirac , a French commune in the Gironde department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was created in the 13th century. In 1903, the box for Holy Oils was added to the list of listed buildings ( Base Palissy ) in France as Monument historique .
The 18 cm high and 16.5 cm wide box was made of gilded copper in an unknown workshop. It is almost completely enamelled in shades of blue and red. Angels are depicted on all four sides and on the hinged lid .
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 691.
Web links
Commons : Box for Sacred Oils (Floirac, Gironde) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Coffret aux saintes huiles in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 44 ° 50 ′ 7.1 ″ N , 0 ° 31 ′ 17 ″ W.