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ITALIAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY
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A RECTANGULAR PARCEL-GILT LEATHER BOX
ITALIAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY
The leather-covered wood carcass with a curved hinged lid and rectangular body and iron lock plate; the casket elaborately decorated overall with repeating patterns of foliage and grotesque masks, the lid with two profile portrait medallions of the emperor Aurelian and a woman, possibly Zenobia, facing each other and inscribed 'AVGVS' and 'AVR'; minor damages, repairs, wear to gilding and worming
12¾ x 7½ x 7¾ in. (32.4 x 19 x 19.6 cm.)
ITALIAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY
The leather-covered wood carcass with a curved hinged lid and rectangular body and iron lock plate; the casket elaborately decorated overall with repeating patterns of foliage and grotesque masks, the lid with two profile portrait medallions of the emperor Aurelian and a woman, possibly Zenobia, facing each other and inscribed 'AVGVS' and 'AVR'; minor damages, repairs, wear to gilding and worming
12¾ x 7½ x 7¾ in. (32.4 x 19 x 19.6 cm.)
Special notice
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