Reliquary of the True Cross (Limburg Staurotheke), exterior with lid closed

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Title Reliquary of the True Cross (Limburg Staurotheke), exterior with lid closed
Location City/State Constantinople (origin)
Style Period Byzantine Art (Byzantium)
Subject Religious Art
Creation Date 968 - 985 CE
Form object
Medium gold, silver gilt, cloisonné enamel on gold, pearls, and precious stones
Dimensions 19 x 13-3/4 x 2-3/8"
Repository Cathedral Treasure and Diocesan Museum of Limburg, Limburg an der Lahn (Germany)
Source Early Christian and Byzantine Art, by John Lowden. Phaidon, London, 1997.
Work ID 17193
Rights Digital Image Copyright University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6h4544w
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 43029
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h4544w
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