' Lothair Crystal' From Lothairingia , possibly Aachen (in modern Germany) Rock crystal , circa AD 855-869.

This exceptionally large rock crystal is engraved with scenes of the story of Susannah as recorded in the Apocrypha. Each scene is accompanied by an inscription drawn from the Vulgate (the Latin translation of the Bible made by St Jerome) In the first four scenes Susannah is shown accosted by the elders, falsely accused and convicted of adultery. The last scene shows the elders being questioned by Daniel , condemned for false witness and executed. The final scene shows Susannah declared innocent. From the tenth century until 1793 the crystal was in the abbey of Waulsort in Belgium . It's original function is uncertain, but it was later used to fasten capes while officiating at Mass. Supposedly it was cracked when thrown into the Meuse during the sack of Waulsort by the French in 1793. The crystal is framed in a fifteenth-century gilded copper frame.