- A
reliquary (also
referred to as a shrine, by the
French term châsse, and
historically also
referred to as a phylactery) is a
container for relics. A portable...
- The
Limburg Staurotheke (from Gr**** σταυρός stauros, "cross" and θήκη
theke "container") is an
example of a
Byzantine reliquary, one of the best surviving...
- The
Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke is a
small reliquary designed to hold a
relic of the true cross, it is 1 1/16 x 4 1/16 x 2 13/16
inches (2.7 x 10.3 x 7...
-
enamelers to the
German church. Many
famous examples of
Byzantine enamel are
staurothekes,
relics containing fragments of the True Cross,
which were
greatly prized...
-
Calligraphic Galleon Carp and Pine
Chair of
Reniseneb Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke Hounds and
Jackals The
Unicorn Tapestries Hunting of
Birds with a Hawk...
- of: the
relic of the True Cross,
known as the
Illustrious Relic; the
staurotheke, an 11th-century silver-plated
wooden casket, the
original case to the...
-
Calligraphic Galleon Carp and Pine
Chair of
Reniseneb Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke Hounds and
Jackals The
Unicorn Tapestries Hunting of
Birds with a Hawk...
- the
pieces of the True Cross. Many
great works of
Byzantine enamel are
staurothekes, or
relics containing fragments of the True Cross.
Other significant...
-
Calligraphic Galleon Carp and Pine
Chair of
Reniseneb Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke Hounds and
Jackals The
Unicorn Tapestries Hunting of
Birds with a Hawk...
- Mark's
Basilica in Venice, and a well-known
enamelled cross reliquary (
staurotheke [fr]) at
Limburg Cathedral in Germany.
Another reliquary containing the...
