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Reliquienschatulle des Heiligen Thomas Becket

ca. 1173–80
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
Diese Reliquie ist eine der frühesten mit Thomas Becket, dem Erzbischof von Canterbury, der 1170 von Rittern Heinrichs II. ermordet wurde, in Verbindung stehende und auch eine der schönsten. Der dramatische Gegensatz von schwarzem Niello und Silber verleiht der Szene von Beckets Tod graphische Unmittelbarkeit. Eine teilweise erhaltene Inschrift auf dem Rücken scheint darauf hinzuweisen, dass sich darin einst Überreste von Beckets Blut befanden; der rote Glasedelstein auf der Schatulle verstärkt diese Vermutung.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titel: Reliquienschatulle des Heiligen Thomas Becket
  • Datum: ca. 1173–80
  • Kultur: Englisch
  • Medium: Vergoldetes Silber mit Niello und Glas
  • Dimensionen: 5,5 x 7 x 4,7 cm
  • Anerkennung: Schenkung von J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Akzession Nr.: 17.190.520
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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