Remembering History: Arm Reliquary of Charlemagne (Charles the Great), 1481 in the Aachen Cathedral (Aachener Dom) Treasury - Aachen Germany. The bones of Charlemagne's right forearm are contained in this arresting reliquary made in 1481 AD.

Arm Reliquary of Charlemagne (Charles the Great), 1481 in the Aachen Cathedral (Aachener Dom) Treasury - Aachen Germany. The bones of Charlemagne's right forearm are contained in this arresting reliquary made in 1481 AD.

Arm Reliquary of Charlemagne (Charles the Great), 1481 in the Aachen Cathedral (Aachener Dom) Treasury - Aachen Germany. The bones of Charlemagne's right forearm are contained in this arresting reliquary made in 1481 AD.