May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021

Writing Casket (lid)

Writing Casket (lid)

c. 1525

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workshop of Severo da Ravenna

(Italian, c.1496-c.1543)

Bronze

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1941.63.b

Location

Description

The interior is divided into four compartments for storing writing implements and sand for blotting.

See also
Collection: 
Sculpture
Type of artwork: 
Sculpture
Medium: 
Bronze

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