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The Corp Naomh is an Irish bell shrine made in the 9th or 10th century to enclose a now lost hand-bell, which probably dated to around 600 to 900 AD and belonged to an early Irish saint. It is 23 cm (9.1 in) high and 12 cm (4.7 in) wide. It consists of cast bronze and plates of sheet bronze mounted on a wooden core decorated with silver, niello and rock crystal. It is severely damaged with extensive losses and wear across almost all of its parts. Sections from its original include the cross on the reverse and the ornate semi-circular cap, which shows a bearded cleric holding a book. He is surrounded on both sides by horsemen and large birds. It was extensively refurbished in the 15th century, and possibly the 16th century, when a central bronze crucifixion of Jesus, a griffin and lion panel, stamped border panels and a backing plate were added. It was transferred to the National Museum of Ireland in 1887. (Full article...)

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as i am aware that this featured article's fac nominator prefers to keep comments out of the blurb itself, i thought it would be more appropriate for me to provide the reasoning for my edits here on the blurb talk page instead.

English: Holy or Sacred Body → 'holy or sacred body'	▶	conform with mos:single for simple glosses, as it does not appear to be the english name for the shrine (note: capitalization removed to conform with article body, as the gloss is not a proper name)
c. → around	▶	"c." applies only to one endpoint a date range, and article body does not appear to suggest that only the start of the range is uncertain
expansion of cvt templates	▶	expanded to avoid transcluding extra templates on main page
cast → cast	▶	conform with wp:mpnoredirect
bronze → bronze	▶	removed link to conform with mos:seaofblue (silver is also not linked later in the blurb)
cast and sheet bronze plates → cast bronze and plates of sheet bronze	▶	reworded to conform with article body, which does not mention that the bronze was cast in the form of plates
the 15th and possibly the 16th centuries → the 15th century, and possibly the 16th century,	▶	reworded to avoid unusual construction
has been displayed in the National Museum of Ireland since 1887 → was transferred to the National Museum of Ireland in 1887	▶	conform with article lead and body, which both do not appear to explicitly state that it has been on display since it was acquired

as usual, anyone should feel free to revert any of my changes if they disagree with my reasoning. dying (talk) 23:59, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]