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Casket

Casket

  • Place of origin:

    Istanbul (made)

  • Date:

    1150-1200 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Ivory

  • Museum number:

    A.8-1937

  • Gallery location:

    In store

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This ivory casket is carved with panels depicting mounted and kneeling warriors, huntsmen, centaurs, sphinxes and Eve, parts of the borders are carved with rosettes and rinceaux. Other parts of the casket such as the bands containing an imperial bust and pairs of lovers are Italian work dating from the nineteenth century.

Physical description

Ivory and bone casket. The central panels carved with mounted and kneeling warriors, huntsmen, centaurs, sphinxes, and Eve; parts of the borders carved with rosettes and rinceaux.

Place of Origin

Istanbul (made)

Date

1150-1200 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown

Materials and Techniques

Ivory

Dimensions

Height: 20 cm
Width: 27 cm
Depth: 20 cm

Object history note

Purchased from Mr T. Cottrell-Dormer.

Descriptive line

Ivory and bone casket, Byzantine (Constantinople), 1150-1200

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Beckwith, J. 'Problemes posés par certaines sculptures sur ivoire du haut mayen âge' Les monuments historiques de la France 1-2, 1966, p.17ff

Attribution Note

Byzantine

Materials

Ivory; Bone

Techniques

Carving

Subjects depicted

Eve

Categories

Sculpture; Household objects

Collection code

SCP

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Qr_O89119
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