The Becket Casket
Limoges, 1180–90
Copper-gilt, enamel, wood
29.5 x 34.4 x 12.4cm
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, with contributions from the Po Shing Woo Foundation, The Art Fund, the Friends of the V&A, the estate of T. S. Eliot, the Headley Trust and many private donations
Image © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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