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Liturgical Comb, ca. 1200-1210. English. It shows the martyrdom of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170. The half-circles flanking the event contain an angel at the altar of martyrdom (left) and a devil holding a book (right). Thus, good is correlated with the Church and with Becket, and evil with the king and his knights. Ivory, Overall: 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 1/2 in. (8.6 x 8.6 x 1.2 cm). Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Schimmel Foundation Inc., Mrs. Maxime L. Hermanos, Lila Acheson Wallace, Nathaniel Spear Jr., Mrs. Katherine S. Rorimer, William Kelly Simpson, Alastair B. Martin and Anonymous Gifts, 1988 (1988.279).
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA
Unique Identifier
ART369498
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
6300px × 5250px
Photo Credit
Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
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13th century CE
Angel
Cathedral, Canterbury, Great Britain
Comb
Devil
English
Ivory
Liturgy, Christian
Martyrdom
Medieval
Relief
Saint Thomas Becket (1118-1170), Archbishop