Reliquary Casket with Scenes From the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket
Title
Reliquary Casket with Scenes From the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket
Title
Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket
Creation location
Britain
Date
1173 - 1180
Medium
Gilded silver with niello and a glass cabochon set over a tinted foil
Dimensions
2 3/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum
Inventory number
17.190.520
Photo credit
The Metropolitan Museum, "Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket," http://metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464490
Citation
“Reliquary Casket with Scenes From the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket,” Responding to Medieval Art, accessed May 18, 2024, https://medievalresponses.omeka.net/items/show/25.