Reliquary-casket of Trebizond

Reliquary-casket of Trebizond

This reliquary casket shows the central figure of Christ flanked by the four martyrs of Trebizond: Aquila, Eugenius, Valerian, and Canidius. The long inscription makes an appeal to Christ for salvation. There has been some scholarly debate regarding the dating of the casket, with some scholars suggesting a date of the 11th or 12th century, and others to the 14th or early 15th century, before the fall of Trebizond in 1461. As for the casket's arrival in Venice, it may have been a gift or was perhaps presented by one of the families from Trebizond who moved to Crete in the early 15th century.

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