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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.
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Title: Casket (cassetta)
Date: late 15th–early 16th century
Culture: Italian, Ferrara
Medium: Gesso on wood (pastiglia)
Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (18.4 × 21.6 × 26 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Accession Number: 10.141.1
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