Chest of Saint Simeon
The Chest of Saint Simeon or Saint Simeon's Casket (Croatian: Škrinja sv. Šimuna) is a rectangular cedarwood sarcophagus in the shape of a chasse, overlaid with silver and silver-gilt plaques, said to hold the relics of St Simon the God-receiver; it is located over the main altar in the Church of Saint Simeon in Zadar, Croatia. The chest, considered a masterpiece of medieval art and also a unique monument of the goldsmith's craft of the age, is one of the most interesting works in gold in Europe now under the protection of UNESCO. It was made by local goldsmiths to an Italian design between 1377 and 1380.
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Chest of Saint Simeon
The Chest of Saint Simeon or Saint Simeon's Casket (Croatian: Škrinja sv. Šimuna) is a rectangular cedarwood sarcophagus in the shape of a chasse, overlaid with silver and silver-gilt plaques, said to hold the relics of St Simon the God-receiver; it is located over the main altar in the Church of Saint Simeon in Zadar, Croatia. The chest, considered a masterpiece of medieval art and also a unique monument of the goldsmith's craft of the age, is one of the most interesting works in gold in Europe now under the protection of UNESCO. It was made by local goldsmiths to an Italian design between 1377 and 1380.
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The Chest of Saint Simeon or S ...... ear on 8 October, at 8:30 a.m.
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Ковчег святого Симеона або Рак ...... ковчега сягає близько 240 кг.
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(Open for public viewing every year on 8 Oct.)
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Original Chest in the Church of St.Simeon in Zadar
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Cedarwood
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Francesco di Antonio da Sesto
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Repoussé Silverwork and Gilding
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Trg Šime Budinića, Zadar
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Zadar, Croatia
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Under protection of UNESCO
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The Silver Chest of Saint Simeon
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The Chest of Saint Simeon or S ...... design between 1377 and 1380.
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Ковчег святого Симеона або Рак ...... ковчега сягає близько 240 кг.
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Chest of Saint Simeon
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Ковчег святого Симеона
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