A RECTANGULAR GILT-BRONZE-MOUNTED IVORY CASKET
SICULO-ARABIC, 12TH CENTURY
With traces of gilt decoration to the lid: the front with the remains of two eagles in roundels, the reverse with a bird in an elaborately decorated mandorla and foliate gilt decoration to the corners; the lockplate possibly associated; losses, repairs and replacements
4 1/8 x 8½ x 4¾ in. (10.5 x 21.6 x 12.1 cm.)
A RECTANGULAR GILT-BRONZE-MOUNTED IVORY CASKET
SICULO-ARABIC, 12TH CENTURY
With traces of gilt decoration to the lid: the front with the remains of two eagles in roundels, the reverse with a bird in an elaborately decorated mandorla and foliate gilt decoration to the corners; the lockplate possibly associated; losses, repairs and replacements
4 1/8 x 8½ x 4¾ in. (10.5 x 21.6 x 12.1 cm.)
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