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Description: | Metal casket standing on four feet, with two handles and a clasp at the front. The sides of the casket are elaborately engraved with depictions of humans and animals. The lid has a solid engraved border and four side panels of filigree with solid plaques depicting human and animal scenes. The top of the lid is also filigree, with a central solid panel with an engraved human in a seated position, with four animals. There are chains on both sides which attach the lid to the base.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1982.147 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | brass (alloy) boxes (containers) brass | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-63337 | Go to resource |
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