mirror-case

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Object Type
Museum number: 1856,0623.112
Description: Mirror-case; ivory; carved; circular; both halves; one half: Thisbe stabs herself by the body of Pyramus and a fountain; other half: Lucretia, with her attendant, stabs herself before Tarquin(?) and a knight holding spear; the borders of both scenes are vine scrolls; both scenes have cross-hatched background.
Production date: 16thC(early)
Production place: Made in: France
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 113 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: On display (G46/dc5)
Subjects: knight; attendant; plant
Associated names: Representation of: Thisbe; Representation of: Pyramus; Representation of: Lucretia; Representation of: Tarquinius Sextus (?)
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1856
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1856,0623.112
Conservation: Treatment: 25 Feb 1994; Treatment: 17 Sep 2014

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