Skull of Mary Magdalene, by Unknown (1860, c.)

Skull of Mary Magdalene, by Unknown (1860, c.)

The reliquaries containing the skull (first image) and the skin attached to the skull (second image) of Mary Magdalene were created by an unknown artist, presumably around 1860.

Gender perspective: Even though the skull and the skin are characterized as female, it was the contact of this body part with Christ's body that made it immortal.

Unknown

The reliquaries containing the skull (first image) and the skin (second image) of Mary Magdalene are located in the crypt of the Basilique Sainte Marie Madeleine, in St. Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, France.

Found in Magdalene Publishing webpage:
http://www.magdalenepublishing.org/skull-mary-magdalene/

Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20201101004237/http://www.magdalenepublishing.org/skull-mary-magdalene/

1860, c.