Period: Byzantine
Date: early 9th century
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.: 472562

The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke

Unknown maker, early 9th century

Maker: Unknown maker
Date: early 9th century
Medium: Gilded silver, gold, enamel worked in cloisonné, and niello
Dimensions: Overall (with lid): 1 1/16 x 4 1/16 x 2 13/16 in. (2.7 x 10.3 x 7.1 cm) lid only: 2 13/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/8 in. (7.1 x 9.8 x 0.3 cm) vessel only: 7/8 x 2 15/16 x 4 in. (2.2 x 7.5 x 10.1 cm)
Period: Byzantine

Why it matters

The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke, dated early 9th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Gilded silver, gold, enamel worked in cloisonné, and niello. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall (with lid): 1 1/16 x 4 1/16 x 2 13/16 in. (2.7 x 10.3 x 7.1 cm) lid only: 2 13/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/8 in. (7.1 x 9.8 x 0.3 cm) vessel only: 7/8 x 2 15/16 x 4 in. (2.2 x 7.5 x 10.1 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection record