Of the many interesting things in the church shown to us by the Very Rev. Mark Ullrich, V.F., this container has an unknown origin or purpose.
It is decorated with images of monks and an abbot.
It is most definitely not a baptismal font, nor a holy water container: when the dome is lifted, sharp spikes on the bowl would make it dangerous to use!
Some think it may be a large reliquary; others think it might have housed an abbot's hat.
Can any reader solve this mystery?
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