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

Files

h1_17.190.520.jpg

Citation

“Reliquary Casket with Scenes From the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket,” Responding to Medieval Art, accessed April 19, 2024, https://medievalresponses.omeka.net/items/show/25.