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Casket

ca. 1320 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cast and gilded lead/tin jewellery casket with animal and leaf-work ornament.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cast and gilded lead/tin alloy mounted on a wooden core.
Brief description
Cast and gilded lead/tin jewellery casket with animal and leaf-work ornament. French, ca. 1320.
Physical description
Cast and gilded lead/tin jewellery casket with animal and leaf-work ornament.
Dimensions
  • Length: 30.8cm
  • Width: 17.8cm
  • Height: 8.9cm
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Müller, Theodor. Ein Reliquienkasaten im Brixner Domschatz. In: Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte Tirols: Festschrift zum 70. Geburtstag Josef Weingartner's. Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner, 1955. pp. 131-138.
Collection
Accession number
222-1894

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Record createdJanuary 20, 2003
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