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Chrysanthus and Darias, who appear in prominent positions on the lid, were especially honoured in the Apulia region of Italy.\r\nThere can be no doubt that the box served as reliquary casket.","physicalDescription":"The casket is made of walnut wood covered with 28 bone plaques, carved with half-length figures of Saints within elaborate foliate borders. Each saint has his or her name incised on the background, originally filled with coloured paste, traces of which can still be seen. On the flat , sliding lid Christ is shown in the centre in the Deesis position between the Virgin and St John the Baptist. On the left are Saints Julia and Darias, and on the right Alexander and Chrysantus; \r\nOn the front Saints Philip, Thomas, John the Evangelist, Peter, Paul, Andrew, Bartholomew and James the Greater; on the back Saints Stephen, Mark, Jude, Matthew, James the Less, Simon, Matthias and Luke; on one end Pope Gregory the Great is flanked by Saints Nereus, Gregory and Achilles, and on the other Saints Justus and Pankratius (one plaque is missing). All the male martyr Saints are shown with the martyr's crown or wreath, and St Peter is holding two keys, the wards of which spell out his name in monogram form. 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All inscriptions are in Latin, the martyr Saints are Italian, and with two exception Roman.\r\nSaints Chrysanthus and Darias were especially honoured at Oria in Apulia, and here they are seen in a prominent position on the lid of the box flanking the Virgin and Christ. The borders relate to foliate scroll decoration on the doorway of S. Nicola e Cataldo in Lecce and the figures themselves are very close to those seen on the tympanum of the North doorway of the Cathedral of Troia, dated to the first quarter of the twelfth century. Several features indicate Byzantine influence, and this casket was probably produced in imitation of an imported Byzantine example.","historicalContext":"There can be no doubt that the box served as reliquary casket.","briefDescription":"Casket, ivory, for relics, with Christ, the Virgin, Apostles and Saints, Italy (Apulia or Rome), 12th century","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"P. 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