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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 right side are as follows.
Main register (between tree and scales): Healing of the Blind; Resurrection of Lazarus.
Above the main register: Moses on Mount Horeb; Death of the Seven Maccabean martyrs; Moses receives the Tablets of the Law.
Below the main register: Jacob and Rachel at the well; Jacob Wrestling with the Angel; Jacob's Ladder.
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