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Source Description
This delicate casket may have been intended for jewelry, cosmetics, or other personal items. The scenes combine four episodes from the life of the Virgin on the lid (Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, and Adoration of the Magi) with four episodes from the life of Saint Margaret on the side panels. Margaret was a Christian virgin who refused to accept the advances of a Roman official, Olybrius, for which she was tortured and finally beheaded. On the front, she is shown being judged by Olybrius; on the right end panel, she is being whipped; on the left end panel, she is shown in prison overcoming a dragon set loose to devour her; and on the back, she is decapitated.
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Document identity
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6176
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Casket with Scenes from the Lives of the Virgin and Saint Margaret
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Source metadata
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6176
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title
Casket with Scenes from the Lives of the Virgin and Saint Margaret
description
This delicate casket may have been intended for jewelry, cosmetics, or other personal items. The scenes combine four episodes from the life of the Virgin on the lid (Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, and Adoration of the Magi) with four episodes from the life of Saint Margaret on the side panels. Margaret was a Christian virgin who refused to accept the advances of a Roman official, Olybrius, for which she was tortured and finally beheaded. On the front, she is shown being judged by Olybrius; on the right end panel, she is being whipped; on the left end panel, she is shown in prison overcoming a dragon set loose to devour her; and on the back, she is decapitated.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1360-1380 (Medieval)
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CC0
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en
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Ivory & Bone
caskets (personal gear)
containers
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10
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10
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import
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cm
width
4.8
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11
depth
7.7
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H with lock: 1 7/8 x W: 4 5/16 x D: 3 1/16 in. (4.8 x 11 x 7.7 cm)
Source extras
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French
style
Gothic
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ivory, silver and enamel mounts
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6229
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MED
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796
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