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Source Description
The casket has been veneered in a technique known in Russia as "Roman mosaic." Very thin sheets of malachite are cemented to the metal base, and any spaces left between the sheets are filled with a paste consisting of pulverized stone and cement. The surface is then polished. The artisans often exploited the veining of the stone to create symmetrical patterns by juxtaposing sheets cut from the same stone.
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Document identity
localId
27492
label
Jewel Casket
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
27492
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Jewel Casket
description
The casket has been veneered in a technique known in Russia as "Roman mosaic." Very thin sheets of malachite are cemented to the metal base, and any spaces left between the sheets are filled with a paste consisting of pulverized stone and cement. The surface is then polished. The artisans often exploited the veining of the stone to create symmetrical patterns by juxtaposing sheets cut from the same stone.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, ca. 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
boxes (containers)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.2
height
24.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 x W: 9 3/4 in. (10.2 x 24.8 cm)
Source extras
med
malachite, gilded bronze
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2062
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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0d8a88c626a50a50