Nos. 551, 540. CASKET
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Base wood, with ivory, ebony, faience, glass and calcite decoration.
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SIDE ELEVATION
Knobs gesso-gilt
FRONT
wood painted green
ebony
alternate ebony and ivory
ivory
ebony
ivory
ebony, ivory, ebony and ivory
calcite
blue
light-blue glass
red paint
calcite
dark blue glaze
ivory
48.5
7
Carved ivory
72
blue faience
calcite
blue faience
ivory
1 2 3 4 5
carved ivory panel
64
blue faience
ebony
ebony
gesso-gilt
copper cap
Subjects.
1. Bull-calf lying down, 2 lion attacking an ibex, 3 galloping bull,
4 two bull-calves, one galloping the other lying down, 5. bull-calf
scampering.
OPPOSITE SIDE
Scene 5
Hound attacking ibex.
Scene 4
Cheetah throttling galloping bul, having sprung on to its back.
Scene 3
Scampering bull-calf.
Scene 2
Ibex running.
Scene 1
hound attacking bull-calf.
FRONT