Capital from a Reliquary Shrine
Object type: Capital
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: German
Date: ca. 1175–1200
Medium: copper alloy, gilt
Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (3 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Geography: Made in Cologne   Germany  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917