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Dortmund, Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte

Inv. C 6521

Metal (lock, hinges, handle);bone;wood (core);horn (?)

Height: 120 mm
Width: 244 mm
Depth: 156 mm

Engraved foliated decoration; concentric circles.

Museum's opinion 2014: Alpine region, c. 1500.

Attribution
Unknown

Polychromy - Gilding
Extensive polychromy: green and red.

Reverse
Engraved on all sides.

Provenance
Bought in 1971 at Fischer in Lucerne (Switzerland).

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