Keywords: Reliquary Nativity Louvre OA11399.jpg Reliquary with icon of the Nativity Frame from Byzantium 11th-12th century ivory panel from Venice 12th-13th century transformed into a reliquary in Germany 14th-15th century Gilded silver over a core of wood ivory and horn Icône-reliquaire de la Nativité Monture réalisée à Byzance XIe-XIIe siècle panneau en ivoire réalisé à Venise XIIe-XIIIe siècle transformé en reliquaire en Allemagne XIVe-XVe siècle Argent doré sur âme de bois ivoire er corne H 26 3 cm 10 ¼ in W 24 cm 9 ¼ in D 30 cm 11 ¾ in Institution Louvre Department of Decorative Arts Richelieu first floor room 1 accession number OA 11399 object history credit line Martin Le Roy Collection; Marquet de Vasselot Collection; purchase 1994 Marie-Lan Nguyen 2006 Reliquaries in Paris Reliefs of the nativity of Jesus Christ Jewellery from Venice Medieval ivory Swaddling in art Martin Le Roy Collection Marquet de Vasselot Collection Decorative arts in the Louvre - Room 1 Medieval ivories in the Louvre Reliefs from Italy Venice |