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Object Type
box
Museum number
1889,0702.28
Description
Box; horn; pressed; oval; the lid decorated with a siege, and in the foreground a council of war in a tent; above the besieged town an angel of victory with a trumpet flies with a banner; inscribed.
Materials
horn
Technique
pressed
Dimensions
Length:
7 centimetres
Width:
13.10 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
heraldry
angel
flag/pennant
war
siege
architecture
classical deity
Associated names
Representation of:
Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Acquisition date
1889
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1889,0702.28