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Reliquary Pendant with Queen Margaret of Sicily Blessed by Bishop Reginald of Bath Source - https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/63.160/ On December 29, 1170, King Henry II ordered 4 knights to assassinate his former friend and chancellor Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. Shortly after his death, the Archbishop was declared a martyr. The murder is an expression of the power struggle between the king and the church. After Thomas Becket's death, Bishop Reginald of Bath, in the period from 1174 to 1177, made a small pendant to Queen Margaret of Sicily. The British artist is unknown but the pendant is currently having the title Reliquary Pendant with Queen Margaret of Sicily Blessed by Bishop Reginald of Bath. The pendant is made of gold and has the dimension 115/16 x 11/4 x 1/4 in (5 x 3.1 x 0.7 cm). The pendant itself is a rustic and square jewelry. The front of the pendant had a setting where a gemstone or a crystal probably has been si...
