Bust of Charlemagne
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The Bust of Charlemagne (de: Karlsbüste) is a reliquary from around 1350 which contains the top part of Charlemagne's skull.[2] The reliquary is part of the treasure kept in the Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Made in the Mosan region (the valley of the River Meuse), long a centre of high-quality metalwork, the bust is a masterpiece both of late Gothic metalwork and of figural sculpture.
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Bust of Charlemagne | |
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Year | 1349 (1349) |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | gold, silver-gilt, gems, enamel [1] |
Location | Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, Germany |
Coordinates | 50°46′29.1″N 6°5′2.12″E |
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The Bust of Charlemagne, as a masterpiece of Mosan goldwork, initiated a height of silver-gilt naturalistic reliquary busts.[3]