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LOT 0367
Post Medieval Wooden Painted Casket
FRENCH, 15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (612 grams, 19 cm wide).
A wooden casket or reliquary with hand-made iron hinges, lock, hasp and other fittings; painted exterior in red with floral sprays, robed figure with advancing processional cross, robed nimbate figure with episcopal mitre, 'IHS' emblem to one end wall.
Provenance
English private collection.
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