Reliquary Bust of Saint Yrieix
Object type: Reliquary head
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: French
Date: ca. 1220–40, with later grill
Medium: Silver and gilded silver with rock crystal, gems, and glass
Dimensions: Overall (Reliquary): 15 x 9 3/16 x 10 1/4 in. (38.1 x 23.4 x 26.1 cm)
Other (Wooden core): 14 7/16 x 8 7/8 x 9 13/16 in. (36.6 x 22.5 x 24.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Geography: Made in   Limoges France  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Heads|Men|Saints