Salomon Weininger, 1827 Ungarisch-Hradisch – 1879 Stein(?)
Reliquiar mit einem Dorn der Krone Christi; Fälschung; Original: London, British Museum, Waddesdon Bequest
1860/70
H. 30,3 cm; B. 13,1 cm; T. 7,5 cm, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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