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Casket (Cassetta)
Casket
Casket (Coffanetto or Scrigno)
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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 500
The variety of fantastic ornament employed for the decoration of this casket was derived from Roman wall decoration. After centuries of burial, these decorations were revealed during the excavations of the Golden house of Nero in Rome, begun about 1480. As they were found underground in grotto-like spaces, they were named grottesche, or grotesques.
[ Heilbronner Gallery , until 1910; sold to MMA]
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