Stavelot Triptych, Mosan, Belgium, c. 1156–58. 48×66 cm with wings open, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York City
The Stavelot Triptych is a medieval reliquary and portable altar in gold and enamel intended to protect, honor and display pieces of the True Cross.[1][2] Created by Mosan artists—"Mosan" signifies the valley of the Meuse river—around 1156[1] at Stavelot Abbey in present-day Belgium.[1][2] The work is a masterpiece of Romanesque goldsmith's work and is today in the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.[1][2]
^ abcdStavelot Reliquary on Corsair, the Online Catalog of The Morgan Library & Museum. Last accessed 23 October 2010.
^ abcStavelot Reliquary Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine on the Christian Iconography website of J. Richard Stracke, emeritus professor of English at Augusta State University. Last accessed 23 October 2010.
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