Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket

Unknown maker

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. (5.5 x 7 x 4.7 cm) Other (interior cavity overall): 1 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 1 7/16 in. (3.4 × 6.5 × 3.7 cm)
Culture: British
Department: Medieval Art
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Dated: ca. 1173–80
Pixels: 2284 × 1913
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Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket. ca. 1173–80. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.