OBJECTS OF DEVOTION

rel·i·quar·y
ˈreləˌkwerē/
noun
plural noun: reliquaries

1. a container for holy relics...

rel·ic
ˈrelik/
noun

1. an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest.
   
   • a part of a deceased holy person's body or belongings kept as an object of reverence.
     
   • an object, custom, or belief that has survived from an earlier time.
     
   
   

(full movie here)
(some reliquaries from Poland here)

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CONTEMPORARY RELIQUARIES

AL FARROW

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JASON LANEGAN

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DAMIEN HIRST

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British Museum, Treasures of Heaven, The Holy Thorn Reliquary.

Antique Shops and Boutiques inspired by Reliquaries: 
Modern Relics, Alix Bluh
Reliquary, San Fransisco

Reliquary variation by Katie Hudnall. Wonderful opening / closing mechanism.