The reliefs depicting the Adoration of the Magi on the front of the shrine date from around 1200. They are a continuation of the cycle of reliefs depicting scenes from the life of Christ, which used to decorate the roof surfaces on the sides of the shrine, but are now lost. This scene is the only one on the shrine that hints at the relics contained inside. The Virgin Mary and the Christ Child sit enthroned beneath an arcade; from the left, the three Magi approach with their gifts. The oldest of the three is in the process of kneeling down in adoration. The style of this relief differs from those depicting the prophets on the sides of the shrine, which date from around 1190 and can be attributed to the goldsmith Nicholas of Verdun. It is likely that the Adoration of the Magi was made in a different workshop.
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