Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket
Object type: Reliquary box
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: British
Date: ca. 1173–80
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)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Men|Saints|Angels