Large reliquary bust France; late 17th - early 18th century Lacquered and gilded carved wood 75 x 40 x 21 cm Depicting a male figure in armour, with shoulders adorned with finely modelled lion protomes. In the centre of the chest is an oval reservoir, prepared for the housing of the relic. The bust rests on a moulded plinth, decorated with lateral volutes and embellished frontally with a cherubic head in relief. Abrasions and missing