Tower Reliquary with Eight Apostles and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists
Object type: Reliquary box
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: German
Date: ca. 1200–1250
Medium: Bone, gilt copper alloy, wood core
Dimensions: Overall: 9 3/16 x 5 1/2 in. (23.3 x 14 cm)
base only: 6 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (15.6 x 14 cm)
Lid only: 3 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (8.6 x 14 cm)
Classification: Ivories-Bone
Geography: Made in Cologne   Germany  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Animals|Birds|Apostles