Casket with Warriors in Combat

10th-11th century (Medieval)

30 cm 11 cm 17.8 cm

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This casket depicts nude putti in combative poses using various weapons, and in some cases their bare hands. Each figure is shown in its own rectangular frame, separated by vegetal scrolls and linear motifs. The object gives us a good impression of the lighter, at times comic...

Artifact

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19456
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object
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Tycon and Smith, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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6
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