reliquaries
Sacred bone boxes
Reliquaries are containers for religious relics—the physical remains of saints or sacred objects.
These vessels range from simple boxes to elaborate gold-and-jewel encrusted shrines, designed to honor and display their contents: The cathedral's reliquary held a fragment of the true cross.
The singular is reliquary.
Burial container
- shrineSacred devotional place
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- cofferSecure valuables container
- vesselReceptacle for contents
box · case · capsule · repository · holder · encasement · vault · safe
Sacred ritual table
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- holyDedicated to the divine
- blessedReceiving divine favor
divine · sacrament · chapel · liturgy · incense · sacristy · saints · miracles
Of the Middle Ages
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- crusadesAggressive advocacy campaigns
- monasteriesResidences for religious brothers
cathedrals · churches · archaeology · antiquities · preservation · heritage · conservation · restoration
casket
Burial container
vessel · box · case · capsule · repository · holder · encasement · vault · safe · chamber
altar
Sacred ritual table
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- holyDedicated to the divine
blessed · divine · sacrament · chapel · liturgy · incense · sacristy · saints · miracles · canonization
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- crusadesAggressive advocacy campaigns
monasteries · cathedrals · churches · archaeology · antiquities · preservation · heritage · conservation · restoration · chronicles
amulet
Worn protective token
medallion · locket · brooch · cameo · diadem · gemstone · jewelry · statuette · urn · figurine
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- artifactspottery shards, knives, masks, pottery, antiquity
- royal treasurescrown jewels, imperial crown, royal regalia, imperial regalia, regalia
- antiquitiesancient coins, ancient artifacts, ancient pottery, ancient seals, ancient manuscripts
- Orthodox ChristianityOrthodox Church, Nicene Creed, Hagia Sophia, Greek Orthodox, patriarchate
- Renaissance artMichelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Botticelli, Titian
reliquariesgarbage bins
Containers for refuse
dumpsters · rubbish bins · dustbins · chamber pots · slop buckets
reliquariesincinerators
Devices for burning refuse
crematoria · furnaces · ossuaries · charnel houses · crematoriums
reliquariestombs
Chambers for the dead
graves · sepulchers · burial plots · crypts · burial vaults