Becket Casket, c. 1180: Detail
Credit
Holly Hayes
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  All Rights Reserved
Trip
California + Vegas Road Trip
Date Created
October 12, 2010
Date Added
March 24, 2011
Last Updated
March 6, 2024
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4.11 MB
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3500 x 1456 pixels
Coordinates
51.5194670° N, 0.1270030° W

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Becket Casket, c. 1180: Detail

Detail of one of about 40 enamel reliquary caskets made in Limoges to house the relics of Saint Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, who was murdered by knights in 1170. This casket dates from about 1180. Joanna, the daughter of Henry II, may have brought it with her when she became queen of Sicily in 1177. It was found in Naples by an envoy of King George III and donated to the Society of Antiquaries in 1801. The saint's murder is shown on the front and his burial is depicted on the lid. British Museum, London.

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