The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke

Authors

Unknown
The MET Online Collection

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Description

This reliquary box not only contains a holy relic, but shares the message of Christ's death through the enlaid images on the exterior of the box. The colors, iconography, and artistic elements show Byzantine influence and aid in the worship process.

Publisher

The MET

City

Constantinople

Keywords

Reliquary, box, crucifixion, Christ, Mary, John

Comments

A reliquary box with gold bordered enamel depicting the crucifixion of Christ with Mary and John on both sides. Apostles and Saints around the border of the box. Box opens to show compartments for relics.

Recommended Citation

Unknown and The MET Online Collection, "The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke" (800). BYZANTIUM: Trade, Treasure, Tradition. 28.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/arth3620_2021/28

Creative Commons License

This work has been identified with a Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0.