This piece entitled "Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket" (original image can be found here ) was made by an unknown artist around 1173–80 A.D. The medium of this piece was a Gilded silver with niello and a glass cabochon set over a tinted foil, over top of this latched case. The dimensions on the casket are 5.5 x 7 x 4.7 cm on the outside. This box was made during the rule of King Henry II of England, and is of British make. The box likely held a relic of Thomas Becket, the English saint who was martyred after his death at the hands of four of Henry II's knights at the Canterbury Cathedral. His martyrdom represents his struggles with the king over the separation of the rights of the monarch and the rights of the church. Represented in this piece are multiples scenes of Thomas Becket's martyrdom. It represents the style of decorating items, particularly personal items, with artwork of religious events or figures. ...