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Cofre relicario de Santo Tomás Becket

ca. 1173–80
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
Este cofre es uno de los relicarios más antiguos y más bellos asociados con Tomás Becket, el arzobispo de Canterbury asesinado en 1170 por caballeros de la corte de Enrique II. El dramático uso de niel negro sobre plata da inmediatez gráfica a la escena de la muerte de Becket. Una inscripción parcialmente conservada en la parte posterior parece indicar que el cofre contenía una reliquia de la sangre de Becket; la gema de vidrio rojo en la tapa confirmaría esta suposición.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Cofre relicario de Santo Tomás Becket
  • Fecha: ca. 1173–1180
  • Geografía: Inglaterra
  • Material: Plata dorada y nielada
  • Dimensiones: vidrio 5,5 x 7 x 4,7 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Número de inventario: 17.190.520
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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