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Cercueil reliquaire de saint Thomas Becket

ca. 1173–80
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
Ce cercueil reliquaire est l’un des plus anciens qui soient associés à Thomas Becket, archevêque de Canterbury assassiné en 1170 par des chevaliers de la cour d’Henri II. C’est aussi l’un des plus finement ouvrés. La juxtaposition du niellage noir et de l’argent produit un contraste saisissant et renforce la violence de la scène de l’assassinat. Une inscription partiellement préservée, au dos, suggère que le coffret a pu contenir quelques gouttes du sang de Becket, hypothèse étayée par la pierre rouge du couvercle.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Cercueil reliquaire de saint Thomas Becket
  • Date: v. 1173–1180
  • Culture: Anglais
  • Technique: Argent doré, nielle et verre
  • Dimensions: 5,5 x 7 x 4,7 cm
  • Crédits: Don de J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Accession Number: 17.190.520
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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