Phylactery of Saint Margaret

A phylactery is a reliquary that has its origins in the Greek word for the amulet that Eastern Christians liked to wear around their neck. This one is made up of three squares superimposed on a quatrefoil with, in its centre, the saint’s relics. The representation of Marguerite, with a martyr’s palm leaf in her hand, is somewhat mediocre and suggests that the work was made by one of Hugo’s less talented followers.