[NYer]

Are we to assume this is a fragment of the original? That size is hardly a historically-accurate veil! More like a pocket-hankin.

That is why I pinged freepers 'shroudie' and 'swordmaker', both expert authorities on the Shroud of Turin and all ancillary items.

[Suzy Quzy]

The Crown of Thorns is exposed on Good Friday only at Notre Dame in Paris.

[Tax-chick]

Thanks, everyone, for the informative responses! We went to the pool right after I posted the question, and then my son played "Star Wars Battlefront," and now Vlad's hungry again :-).