Name

Reliquary of Saint Sebastian.

Origins

Annecy.

Date

Between 1678 and 1703.

Place of conservation

Church of Saint-François de Sales in Thorens-Glières, Haute-Savoie, France.

Dimensions

87 cm of height (total), 69 cm (height of the saint), 25,5 x 18 cm (base).

Materials

Statue made of wood and silver.

Palissy File

https://pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM74001874

Description

The statue depicts a martyred saint in dark silver, bound to a wooden tree. His contorted body is draped in a simple cloth knotted at the hip and pierced by four silver arrows. The ensemble rests on a rectangular wooden reliquary adorned with metal decorations. An oval glass window at the center of the base allows the relic contained within to be viewed. The piece bears a hallmark featuring the letter A in saltire, indicating production in Annecy between 1678 and 1703. To date, it remains the only known example of this type of production in Haute-Savoie.