The object in the image is a reliquary. This type of shrine is used to
preserve and display relics of saints or other sacred objects in a church.
It is a gilded metal shrine with a glass roof, allowing the contents to be visible.
On the front is an engraved image of a saint or religious figure.
It stands in a church setting, against a backdrop of brick walls
and wooden panels.Reliquaries are often richly decorated,
like this one with battlements and precious stones.