Reliquary Merch

#02

double heart in a jar, queen of hearts reliquary crest.

Design inspired by the sacral medieval gold artefacts from Zadar.

Velvet & pearls & pretty girls

Medieval painting depicting Saint Mary and her husband Saint Joseph, with passages from the Via Sacra showing the suffering of Christ.

This powerful image is a portrait of an actual Byeri reliquary guardian figure, originally from the Fang peoples of Gabon. Such figures are intended to guard the relics of tribal ancestors, & are placed atop the containers housing the ancestral relics. The "stem" supporting the figure's buttocks would be used to help secure the statue by inserting it into the lid of the Byeri box.

Digital Art & Photo Manipulation 2012