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ANTHROPOMORPHIC SILVER RELIQUARY IN THE SHAPE OF AN ARM, Tuscan workshop, 18th century - h cm 36,5.The reliquary consists of an oval base decorated with engraving, featuring a frieze of plant scrolls. In the centre is an oval opening which once contained a relic. The upper part consists of a hand holding a palm frond. It retains a 16th-century style, although this example dates from the late 17th to the early 18th century. Weight: g 462.