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Travel Shrine
Very small box (3.7 cm in diameter) circular boxwood, containing a reliquary paperolles. A cross overcomes the letters IHS monogram that the Latin church has interpreted "Jesus Savior of Men". Below three tulips form a bouquet. On both sides, Saint Croix and Jacques are written on a banner. A window set by a cordonnet preserves the whole. This kind of small paperolle was often slipped into a pocket of clothing for protection.
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