The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke, early 9th century
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The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke

early 9th century

Medium
Gilded silver, gold, enamel worked in cloisonné, and niello
Classification
Enamels-Cloisonné
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)
Culture
Byzantine
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Medieval Art
Credit line
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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