Limoges, XVème siècle Engraved and gilded copper reliquary hand. Hand with two fingers raised in a gesture of blessing, hexagonal base with three claw feet, cuff with inscriptions in gothic letters. Suggested transcriptions, upper part: S. NICOLAS DE LA VERGE AARON/DE LA TUNICLE : S: ESTIENNE: OF THE DRESS; lower part: OF THE HAIR OF THE MADELIENE DE SAINTE MARGUERITE DE SOS. S. L. Height: 27.5 cm. Small accident, auricular missing formerly with repair marked with a seal, gilding partly worn. This reliquary arm belongs to a family of anatomical reliquaries of which there are several specimens in the churches of Auvergne and Limosin, in particular in Solignac (Haute-Vienne), Chamberet (Corrèze) or Saint-Mary-le-Gros (Cantal). Work consulted: Aurillac Exhibition 1996, Orfèvrerie en Haute-Auvergne, Les Ecuries, cat. 29.