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- CollectionSculpture and Furniture (XIII - XIX centuries)
- Research projectsIvoren
- Inventory number1453
- CreatorAuthor unknown
- DateAD 1360 - AD 1380
- DimensionsH x La x P: 4,5 cm, 14,4 cm, 7,5 cm
- LocationOn display
- OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
- Order photographs
Object nameSmall caseGeographyPlace of production:FranceGeographical Reference > Europe > Western Europe
- Description
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Body, front: Courting couples (meeting of lovers); lady holding a chaplet. tbc
End, right : Courting couple; offering of a chaplet (gift of a chaplet).
Body, back: Courting couples; hunting scene tbc.
End, left: Couple playing chess.
Lid: Courting couples; offering of a chaplet (gift of a chaplet); couple embracing; hooded lady (?) crowning her kneeling lover with a chaplet; offering of the heart; lady holding a chaplet.
This casket shows the same features as a casket in the Walters Art Gallery, inv.nr. 71.197, with identical iron straps but with a religious iconography. The style of carving is identical which may indicate that both objects originate from the workshop.