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Becket Casket
Yearcirca 1180s
Dimensions29.5 cm × 34.4 cm (11.6 in × 13.5 in)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum
AccessionM.66-1997
A simpler, slightly later chasse showing scenes of Beckett's life.

The Becket Casket is a reliquary made in about 1180–90 in Limoges, France, and depicts one of the most infamous events in English history, the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket.[1] Following the assassination, relics of St Thomas were placed in similar reliquaries and dispersed across the world. This 'chasse' shaped reliquary is made of gilt-copper round a wooden core, intricately decorated with champlevé enamel to tell the story of Thomas Becket through literal and symbolic imagery. An exemplary showcasing of the Limoges enamel technique, this reliquary is now located in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England.   

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