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casket
Object Type
casket
Museum number
1855,1201.37
Description
Panel from casket; ivory; knight, dismounted from horse, runs sword through body of wild man who wields club; fountain in foreground; right, separated from former by tree, same knight grasping hand of bearded figure carrying key.
Cultures/periods
Late Medieval
Production date
1325-1350
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Paris (France)
Materials
ivory
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Height:
92 millimetres
Weight:
123 grammes
Width:
135 millimetres
Depth:
7 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Dalton 1909 / Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era with Examples of Mohammedan Art and Carvings in Bone in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography of the British Museum
(369)
Koechlin 1924 / Les Ivoires Gothiques Français
(1298)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Four small holes in panel, some cracking of surface.
Subjects
knight
horse/ass
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
John Webb
Purchased through:
Christie's
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Ralph Bernal
Acquisition date
1855
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1855,1201.37
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
BL.1628
(Bernal Collection)