Artwork https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/objects/472562

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The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke. early 9th century. Gilded silver, gold, enamel worked in cloisonné, and niello. Medieval Art. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

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Maker: Unknown maker
Date: early 9th century
Place: Made in, Constantinople (?)
Current location: Gallery 304
Owner: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Materials: Gilded silver, gold, enamel worked in cloisonné, and niello
Classifications: Medieval Art, Reliquary, Enamels-Cloisonné, Byzantine
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); Overall Width: 7.1 cm; Overall Height: 2.7 cm; Overall Length: 10.3 cm; Other Width: 7.5 cm; Other Height: 2.2 cm; Other Length: 10.1 cm; Other Width: 7.1 cm
Image rights: public domain / open access image
Text rights: Met Open Access metadata is CC0 to the extent possible under law
Attribution: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

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