Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket

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Title: Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket
Date Created: ca. 1173–80
Physical 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)
Type: Reliquary box
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464490
Medium: Gilded silver with niello and a glass cabochon set over a tinted foil
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: British

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