Salle 502 · Suger

Treasury of the abbey of Saint-Denis, Abbot Suger's vases

In This Room

Coronation Sword of the Kings of France, called Joyeuse

Unknown, Pommel 900-1100; guard 1100-1200; grip 1200-1400; blade 1700-1900

Eagle of Suger

Unknown, Antique porphyry vase (Egypt or Rome); mount before 1147

Processional Cross of San Millán de la Cogolla (lower arm and foot)

Unknown, 985-1000

Processional Cross of San Millán de la Cogolla (upper arm)

Unknown, 985-1000

Reliquary Shrine of Saint Potentinus

Unknown, c. 1220-1230

Maastricht Binding Case: the Crucifixion and the Symbols of the Evangelists

Unknown, 1000-1050, probably c. 1020-1030

Arm Reliquary of Charlemagne

Unknown, c. 1165-1170

Rock Crystal Ewer with Confronted Birds

Unknown, Vase 985-1015 (Fatimid Cairo); lid 1000-1100 (southern Italy)

Armilla with the Resurrection of Christ

Nicholas of Verdun, c. 1170-1180

Eleanor of Aquitaine Vase

Unknown, Vase 500-700 (Sasanian or post-Sasanian Persia); mount before 1147

Reliquary Casket with the Massacre of the Innocents and the Presentation in the Temple

Unknown, c. 1190-1210

Reliquary Casket with the Crucifixion, Christ in Majesty and Apostles

Unknown, c. 1185-1200

Crozier of Abbot Aimon de Mollain

Unknown, c. 1200

Enamel Plaque: Warrior Fighting a Dragon

Unknown, c. 1160-1170

Candlestick with a Woman on Horseback

Unknown, 1140-1160

Book Cover Plaque: Christ between Saints Peter and Paul (Traditio Legis)

Unknown, c. 1060

Crozier Head: Serpent and Falcon Attacking a Gazelle

Unknown, 1140-1200

Reliquary Casket with the Murder and Burial of Saint Thomas Becket

Unknown, c. 1195-1200

Reliquary Casket of Saint Thomas Becket

Unknown, c. 1220-1230