Reliquary of Saint Barnaby

Part of this reliquary is in the shape of a jaw, like the saint’s relic it is said to contain. The upper part of the reliquary is decorated with small figurines. Given the style of the figurines and the Christ in the centre of the work,  the reliquary can be dated from the second quarter of the 14th century. It is thought to have been made by a silversmith from Namur. A reliquary containing Marie d’Oignies’s jaw, belonging to the Church of Falisolle and kept at the TreM.a (Musée provincial des Arts anciens du Namurois), would have been made by the same artist.