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Description: | Intricately carved dark-brown tortoiseshell casket with loose cover. The casket is intricately carved with panels of figures in landscapes in high relief. The main panel of the cover is carved with a scene of mounted archers overlooked by figures on a verandah. There is a smooth raised oval in the centre of the cover. The panel is surrounded by eight narrow sloping panels carved with figures, trees and pavilions. The main body is made up of eight curved side panels, which give the casket a bulbous appearance. Each of these eight panels is carved with small figures in and amongst pavilions and trees and is surrounded by panels of floral and leaf scroll borders. There is a plain circular metal escutcheon at the front of the main body of the casket. The casket stands on four bracket feet, each carved with a leaf scroll pattern. There are small sections of carving missing or damaged on the back of the casket. | Subjects: | box/chest/casket furniture box | Source: | Vads | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=322... | Go to resource |
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