Casket
Casket
17th century (made)
17th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Wooden carcase covered with elaborately carved, pierced ivory panels secured with nails, set with 3 chased silver key plates and with 2 cast silver handles. On the lid, three quadrupeds are enclosed within roundels. The upper half of the casket body has two quadrupeds on either side of the key plate. Underneath, two drawers each have pierced and carved ivory panels surmounted by a square silver key plate which has chased and ring-matted ornamentation.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Casket (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wood and ivory
silver |
| Brief description | Casket, pierced and carved ivory over a wooden carcase, with silver fittings, Sri Lanka, 17-18th century. |
| Physical description | Wooden carcase covered with elaborately carved, pierced ivory panels secured with nails, set with 3 chased silver key plates and with 2 cast silver handles. On the lid, three quadrupeds are enclosed within roundels. The upper half of the casket body has two quadrupeds on either side of the key plate. Underneath, two drawers each have pierced and carved ivory panels surmounted by a square silver key plate which has chased and ring-matted ornamentation. |
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| Object history | Bought in 1868 for £15.15s as 'Modern Cingalese'. |
| Historical context | Wood overlaid with ivory SINHALESE |
| Production | Sri Lanka |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 38-1868 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2000 |
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