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Ivory Figure: scene from the life of St Thomas Becket
This carved piece, dating from c.1200, depicts a scene from the life of St Thomas Becket. It shows the four knights (Reginald Fitzurse, Hugh de Moreville, William de Tracey, and Richard le Breton) who were involved in the murder in 1170 of Becket in Canterbury Cathedral following a dispute with King Henry II. One knight holds an axe with which to break down the door of the Cathedral. There are two…
Contributors
- English
Creator
- English
Subject
- Medieval (European)
- WikiProject: The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages
- Reading culture (liturgical)
- Reading culture (courtly)
- Thomas Becket
- Alfie Hugill
- Reginald Fitzurse
- Richard le Breton
- Middle Ages
Type of item
- IMAGE
- religious art
- religious art
Date
- 12th century
- 12th century
- 11XX
- 12th century
Medium
- Ivory
- Walrus
- Ivory
- H 8.5 x W 2.89
- ivory (material)
- Ivory
Contributors
- English
Creator
- English
Subject
- Medieval (European)
- WikiProject: The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages
- Reading culture (liturgical)
- Reading culture (courtly)
- Thomas Becket
- Alfie Hugill
- Reginald Fitzurse
- Richard le Breton
- Middle Ages
Type of item
- IMAGE
- religious art
- religious art
Date
- 12th century
- 12th century
- 11XX
- 12th century
Medium
- Ivory
- Walrus
- Ivory
- H 8.5 x W 2.89
- ivory (material)
- Ivory
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Creation date
- c.1100 - c.1199
Temporal
- 12th century
- 12th century
- 11XX
- 12th century
Places
- http://sws.geonames.org/6269131/
Source
- https://www.huntmuseum.com/explore/item/52f88279-bdb8-3830-b1de-b71f675b5238/?s%3DMG+027&pos=7
Identifier
- #br86qw090
Format
- image
Is part of
- Art of Reading in the Middle Ages: newly digitised item
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2022-06-24T14:46:24.472Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-06-24T14:47:54.187Z