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The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke by an unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic domain

The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke

Unattributed · early 9th century

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Date

early 9th century

Medium

Gilded silver, gold, enamel worked in cloisonné, and niello

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)

Classification

Enamels-Cloisonné

Department

Medieval Art

Culture / origin

Byzantine

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

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