Casket
13th century (made)
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This wooden casket, painted red and covered with pierced ivory panels is by an unknown artist, possibly made in South Italy.
The panels are taken from a larger object such as a door or piece of furniture. They were presumably cut down and applied to this box at a later date.
The panels are taken from a larger object such as a door or piece of furniture. They were presumably cut down and applied to this box at a later date.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood with applied pierced and ivory panels |
| Brief description | Casket, wood with ivory panels, by an unknown artist, possibly South Italy, 13th century |
| Physical description | Wooden casket, painted red and covered with pierced ivory panels (possibly Ayyubid?) taken from a larger object such as a door or piece of furniture. |
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| Historical context | Dr M Wackernagel (Die Plastik des 11te & 12te Jahrhunderts in Apulien, 1911, p. 114) compares the carving with work of the eighth and ninth centuries at Cordova, but though apparently the motives are based on early Saracenic or Mesopotamian art, the actual work seems to belong to a considerably later period. A box in the Museum at Madrid shows some resemblance in style (J Ferrandis, Marfiles...Espanoles, 1928, Pl. XXII). Mr Stanley Clarke went further and considered this to have been made up of panels formerly ornamenting a door from Sri Lanka, about 1800. (30/08/1923). |
| Production | The style of carving is possibly Ayyubid |
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| Summary | This wooden casket, painted red and covered with pierced ivory panels is by an unknown artist, possibly made in South Italy. The panels are taken from a larger object such as a door or piece of furniture. They were presumably cut down and applied to this box at a later date. |
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| Accession number | 6974-1860 |
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| Record created | August 31, 2004 |
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