Palermo, Palace of the Normans

Box

11th – 12th century

 

    Box in parallelepiped shape, with cut - pyramidal cover entirely ivory plated, with armours and locks in golden bronze. Assigned as a reliquary.

Dimensions of the object
20 x 14 cm to the base. Maximum height: 12 cm

Bibliography
- "L'età normanna e sveva in Sicilia", catalogo della mostra a Palazzo dei Normanni a Palermo, organizzata dall'Assemblea Regionale Siciliana, Palermo, 1994.

Location
Palermo, Tesoro della Cappella Palatina, Palazzo dei Normanni

Photography
G. Cappellani