- Period
- Gothic
- Date
- late 14th century
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Object no.
- 464781
Reliquary Diptych
Unknown maker, late 14th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 · Public domain
- Maker
- Unknown maker
- Date
- late 14th century
- Medium
- Verre églomisé, painted and gilded wood, parchment, and possible human remains
- Dimensions
- Overall (open): 6 13/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 13/16 in. (17.3 x 22.3 x 4.6 cm) Overall (closed): 6 13/16 x 4 7/16 x 1 7/16 in. (17.3 x 11.2 x 3.7 cm)
- Period
- Gothic
The record
Why it matters
Reliquary Diptych, dated late 14th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Verre églomisé, painted and gilded wood, parchment, and possible human remains. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall (open): 6 13/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 13/16 in. (17.3 x 22.3 x 4.6 cm) Overall (closed): 6 13/16 x 4 7/16 x 1 7/16 in. (17.3 x 11.2 x 3.7 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.