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Casket (coffret) (Lid)

Casket (coffret) (Lid)
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Body, front

Bottom

Body, back

End, right

End, left

Inside

Subject
Religious.

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Norwich, Norwich Castle Museum

1894.76.288

Ivory;silver (fittings)

Height: 51mm
Width: 83mm
Depth: 4mm

Body, front
Saint John the Baptist; unidentified female saint holding a crucifix.
End, right
Saint Nicholas as a bishop, resurrecting the three children standing in a tub.
Body, back
Pietà (Lamentation of the Virgin over Christ's body).
End, left
Saint Louis with crown, sceptre with fleur-de-lys and hand of justice.
Lid
Annunciation; vase of lilies; dove of the Holy Spirit.
Crosshatched background. Foliated decoration.

Museum's opinion 2011: 19th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved on all sides.

Provenance
R. Fitch collection: given by him to the Museum in 1894.


Image

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