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Lipsanotheca is a word for a reliquary, or specifically a small box containing the actual relics inside a reliquary.
The Brescia Casket or Lipsanotheca is an ivory box, perhaps a reliquary, from the late 4th century. It is a unique survival of a complete Early Christian ivory box in generally good condition. The 36 subjects depicted on the box represent a wide range of the images found in the evolving Christian art of the period.
The scenes on the left side are as follows.
Main register (between cross and lampstand): Resurrection of the daughter of Jairus.
Above the main register: David kills Goliath; Death of the Man of God; Jeroboam at the Altar of Bethel.
Below the main register: Worship of the Golden Calf; Feast for the Golden Calf.
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