Writing casket with Medusa heads and centaurs
Details
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Title
Writing casket with Medusa heads and centaurs
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Associated place
Italy (place of creation) -
Date
late 15th century
19th century (1801 - 1900) -
Material and technique
bronze
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Object type
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Dimensions
21.8 cm Dimensions including feet (length)
12.6 cm Dimensions including feet (width)
9.3 cm Dimensions including feet (height)
20.4 cm Dimensions of casket (length)
11.7 cm Dimensions of casket (width)
6.7 cm Dimensions of casket (height) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Bequeathed by J. Francis Mallett, 1947.
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Museum location
not on display
Museum department
Western Art
Accession no.
WA1947.191.172
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Further reading
Warren, Jeremy, Vol 1 Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum Publications, 2014), pp. 65 - 71 no. 16
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