Casket-enkolpion reliquary of St. Demetrius: end view
- Published/Created:
- ca. 1150-1200
- Physical Description:
- 11.7 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm
- Materials:
- Gold
- Notes:
- Contains relics of blood and earth soaked with the blood of St. Demetrius. This object is linked with the "larnyx" and the "corpse" which were in the ciborium of the Church of St. Demetrius in Thessaloniki
- Topics:
- Metalwork -- Byzantine -- 12th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Byzantine
- Culture:
- Byzantine
- Accession Number:
- 4537-039
- Genre:
- containers: caskets (personal gear) (AAT)
containers: ceremonial containers: reliquaries (AAT)
jewelry: pectorals: enkolpia (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Clothing & Accessories
- Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Source Title:
- The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopaidi: Tradition, History, Art
- Source Created:
- Mount Athos, Greece
Pergamos SA
1998 - Call Number:
- BX385.A82 H5413 1998q vol.2 Oversize
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Original Repository:
- Athos, Greece: Vatopedi Monastery
- OID:
- 10712963
- PID:
- digcoll:1800797