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A Boar Hunt

Panel
late 10th century- early 11th century (made)
Artist/Maker

Panel, steatite, A Boar Hunt, Byzantine, late 10th or early 11th century


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA Boar Hunt (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Carved steatite
Brief description
Panel, steatite, A Boar Hunt, Byzantine, late 10th or early 11th century
Dimensions
  • Height: 5cm
  • Width: 5cm
Style
Object history
This object was previously owned by Dr W.L. Hildburgh, F.S.A. and was loaned by him to the V&A, loan number 4915, before he made a gift of it to the museum. See R.P. 53/57
Historical context
Probably from a casket
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Beckwith, John. The Veroli Casket. London: HMSO, 1962. p.22, Fig. 27 (Museum Monographs No. 18)
Collection
Accession number
A.35-1953

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Record createdSeptember 12, 2003
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