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Image: Becket Casket, c. 1180: Entombment
Detail of a reliquary casket made in Limoges, France, to hold relics of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, who was murdered by knights in his cathedral in 1170. Many Becket caskets were produced in Limoges; this is probably the earliest to survive. Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK
by Holly Hayes
on October 13, 2010
subjects: — Post: Highlights of London — Place: Victoria and Albert Museum