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Above, is my rendition of the "Reliquary Pendant with Queen Margaret of Sicily Blessed". It was made by an unknown artist, within the period of 1174-77. The birthplace of this pendant is Canterbury, England. Within a decade of the martyrdom of Thomas Beckett, Bishop Reginald of Bath gave this pendant to Queen Margaret of Sicily. The inside of it contained minute relics of the saint's bloodied vestments (garments associated with Christianity), which were once probably covered by a crystal. The Latin inscriptions on the front, list the relics that were once under a crystal: “Of the blood of Saint Thomas martyr. Of his vestments stained with his blood: of the cloak, the belt, the hood, the shoe, the shirt.” It is believed that the bishop presented the pendant to the queen on the day of her son's marriage in 1177 to the daughter of Henry ll. This is significant as the King initiated the murder of Thomas Beckett, chancellor and former friend to the bishop on Dece...