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Source Description
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 comical quality of Byzantine secular art. Such boxes were probably used to hold valuables or important documents.
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Document identity
localId
19456
label
Casket with Warriors in Combat
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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6
Source metadata
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19456
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Casket with Warriors in Combat
description
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 comical quality of Byzantine secular art. Such boxes were probably used to hold valuables or important documents.
provenance
Tycon and Smith, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th-11th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
caskets (personal gear)
boxes
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6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11
height
30
depth
17.8
dimensionsRaw
4 5/16 x 11 13/16 x 7 in. (11 x 30 x 17.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
dynasty
Macedonian Dynasty
med
bone and ivory on wood
creator_ids
6640
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BYZ
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358
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