- Period
- Byzantine
- Date
- 6th century
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Object no.
- 466039
Reliquary Casket
Unknown maker, 6th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of Blumka Gallery, in memory of Mrs. Barbara Paley, 1978 · Public domain
- Maker
- Unknown maker
- Date
- 6th century
- Medium
- Marble with traces of paint in modern incised decoration
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6 5/16 x 8 5/16 x 5 1/2 in. (16 x 21.1 x 14 cm) base only: 3 9/16 x 8 5/16 x 5 1/2 in. (9 x 21.1 x 14 cm) lid only: 2 15/16 x 8 1/16 x 5 7/16 in. (7.5 x 20.5 x 13.8 cm)
- Period
- Byzantine
The record
Why it matters
Reliquary Casket, dated 6th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Marble with traces of paint in modern incised decoration. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall: 6 5/16 x 8 5/16 x 5 1/2 in. (16 x 21.1 x 14 cm) base only: 3 9/16 x 8 5/16 x 5 1/2 in. (9 x 21.1 x 14 cm) lid only: 2 15/16 x 8 1/16 x 5 7/16 in. (7.5 x 20.5 x 13.8 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.