Chasse with Murder of St. Thomas Becket
Chasse with Murder of St. Thomas Becket
Place of OriginFrance (Limoges?)
DateEarly 13th century
DimensionsH: 4 7/8 in.; W: 2 1/2 in.; L: 5 in.
MediumChampleve enamel and gilding on copper
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1956.74
Not on View
DescriptionScenes showing the murder of Saint Thomas Becket; on the ends, the standing figure of a saint.
Published ReferencesPutney, Richard H., Medieval Art, Medieval People: The Cloister Gallery of the Toledo Museum of Art, The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, 2002, p. 58, repr. (col.) fig. 50.
mid-13th century
13th century
1200-1225
mid-14th century
13th century
1190-1200
13th century
13th century
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