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ID number: BIRBI-39.26 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: French Title / Object name / Definition: Casket with scenes of chivalry and love Object type: Art object Culture: French Date made: 14th century Materials: Ivory Measurements: 9.5 high x 23.2 long x 13.6 wide cm (excluding metal fittings) |
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Description: One of eight such caskets known to have survived complete, and carved with scenes alluding to the theme of love. Here the lid shows a tournament; the front Aristotle and Phyllis, and Pyramus and Thisbe (twice); the left side, Tristan and Iseut, and the capture of the Unicorn; the right side, the knight, Enyas, delivering a maiden from a wild man of the woods; the back, four episodes from the adventures of Gawain and Lancelot.
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