An octagonal lidded casket of bone, stained in various colours.

Object: Casket
 

Description: An octagonal lidded casket of bone, stained in various colours. Eight carved ivory panels inset around the body and four in the lid depicting groups of figures under Gothic arches. Probably German, 15th century. 

Acc. No: 425
Item No: 259
Location: South Solar
Mediums / Material: Bone
Measurements Metric: 20cm H x 36cm Diameter
Measurements Imperial: 8"H x 14" Diameter