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Casket; Embriachi type with certosina decoration; wood; ivory; bone; horn; carved; stained. Rectangular casket with stepped and domed lid. The lid with carved and pierced panels of winged putti bearing wreaths and with scrolls among foliage. The body of the casket with panels representing the story of Susannah and the Elders, classical columns at the corners and at the centrel of each long side. Detail of detached bone piece reintegrated into carving after conservation 26.1.11
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