Medium: Copper alloy (brass), engraved, and inlaid with silver and black composites
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:early 14th century
Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 5 in. (13.3 x 12.7 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: X768
Catalogue Description: Brass casket with hinged lid. The four sides are chased and engraved with musicians playing instruments seated in circular medallions set in a foliate ground. Lid is hinged and under its handle is another seated musician figure. Base of lid has a guilloche pattern all around it and its sides have a repeated decorative inscription on a scrolling ground. Background of black resinous paste laid on the field.