The Monymusk Reliquary, also known as the 'Brecbennach of St. Columba', is an 8th–century decorated casket made of wood and metal (silver and copper alloy), and once believed to have contained relics of St. Columba. Now empty, it is on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. The reliquary measures 112mm x 51mm x 89mm high. It is decorated with Pictish and Celtic symbols - animals and mythical beasts, probably influenced by sixth-century Irish missionaries, and Anglo-Saxon metalworking techniques. This is a digital reconstruction image rendered from a computer 3D model, made using the artefact's general measurements and from examining photographs.
Personal Work (May, 2014).
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Blender 3D, Cycles Render Engine, Photoshop
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Bob Marshall (2014)
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