Marienschrein
Reliquary in Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Marienschrein (Shrine of Mary) in Aachen Cathedral is a reliquary, donated on the order of the chapter of Mary around 1220 and consecrated in 1239. Along with the Karlsschrein, the artwork, which is from the transitional period between romanesque and gothic, is among the most important goldsmith works of the thirteenth century.
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