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Production: Unknown
Rectangular casket of ivory, lined with velvet. The gilded metal mounts have bulbous points with tapering ends. A gilt metal handle is placed in the centre of the lid and of two sides. Decoration consists of small engraved patterns of concentric circles around a dot with smaller circles at the cardinal points. They are placed around the edges of the box, mainly to mask the oval marks of the dowels. [see Longhurst, 1927]
Given by Charles Holden-White
Height: 6.3 cm
Length: 23.2 cm
Width: 21.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1935) by Holden-White, Charles
13th Century
14th Century, Early
Circa
1200
CE
-
Circa
1330
CE
Miss Longhurst said it was Saracenic, possibly Egyptian.
Lining composed of velvet
Carving : Ivory carved casket with velvet lining
Accession number: M.5-1935
Primary reference Number: 31842
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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