圣托马斯•贝克特殉难现场的圣物箱 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	圣托马斯•贝克特殉难现场的圣物箱
品名（英）	Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket
入馆年号	1917年，17.190.520
策展部门	中世纪艺术（Medieval Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1173 - 公元 1180
创作地区
分类	金属制品银（Metalwork-Silver）
尺寸	2 3/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 英寸 (5.5 x 7 x 4.7 厘米) 其他 (interior cavity overall): 1 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 1 7/16 英寸 (3.4 × 6.5 × 3.7 厘米)
介绍（中）	这个珍贵的银盒是为了装殉道的英国圣人托马斯贝克特的遗物而创建的。圣托马斯是1162年至1170年的坎特伯雷大主教，他最出名的可能是他与英格兰国王亨利二世在君主权利和教会权利之间的分离方面的斗争。托马斯于 1170 年 12 月 29 日暮时在坎特伯雷大教堂被亨利宫廷的四名骑士杀害。圣物箱的长边展示了圣徒殉道的简短叙述。在一侧，下方的矩形面板显示了四名骑士袭击托马斯，而在上面的三角形盖子上，天使对事件做了祝福的标志。在另一侧，下图显示了托马斯的尸体躺在状态中，而上方则是一个天使抱着一个小孩，这是圣徒灵魂升入天堂时的象征。这个圣物箱的历史可以追溯到 1173 年托马斯被封圣后的几年，使其成为纪念他圣徒身份的最早物品之一。
介绍（英）	This precious silver box was created to contain a relic of the martyred English saint Thomas Becket. Saint Thomas was the archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170, and he is perhaps best known for his struggles with King Henry II of England over the separation between the rights of the monarch and the rights of the church. Thomas was killed by four knights of Henry's court in Canterbury Cathedral at twilight on December 29, 1170. The long sides of the reliquary display a brief narrative of the saint's martyrdom. On one side, the lower rectangular panel shows the four knights assaulting Thomas, while on the triangular lid above, an angel makes a sign of blessing over the event. On the other side, the lower panel shows Thomas's body lying in state, while above, an angel cradles a small child, the symbol of the saint's soul as it rises to heaven. This reliquary is dated to the years immediately following Thomas's canonization in 1173, making it one of the earliest objects commemorating his sainthood.