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Casket with Foliated Scrollwork and Grotesque Animals

1873, after original of 17th or 18th century
Plaster cast of original ivory carving
State: Reproduction

5 11/16 in. x 9 in. x 6 7/8 in. (14.5 cm x 22.9 cm x 17.5 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 1868.38
Other Number(s): 1873.260.b (Incorrect Accession No.)
Acquisition Date: 1908
Geography: Asia, Sri Lanka
Classification: Fine and Visual Arts; Sculptures; Fictile Ivories
Culture/Nationality: Sri Lankan (Sinhala, Sinhalese, Cingalese)
Collection: Fictile Ivories
Description: Cast of a casket with foliated scrollwork and grotesque animals after the original in the Victoria and Albert Museum, No. 38-1868; formerly known as South Kensington Museum. Description: oblong with semi-cylindrical top. "The workmanship of this casket is very elaborate. The front is formed of oblong panels in two rows, the upper with grotesque lions and rich foliated scrollwork, and the lower with rich foliated scrolls. The back is ornamented with eight circular compartments with richly and closely carved foliateions and star-like flowers, each with a hare in the centre. The small sides are ornamented with a very rich and bold flowing arabesque pattern within which birds and rosettes are introduced. The front and back of the curvilinear roof are divided into three circles, each containing a winged griffin with long bent tail in the midst of richly-carved arabesque foliage." (Westwood p. 255)

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casts*, Casts, figurative art*, Plaster casts, representation*
  • casts - Sculptural works or reproductions made by casting. In industrial and building trade contexts, prefer "castings."
  • Casts
  • figurative art - Art that portrays forms recognizably derived from objective sources, in however altered or distorted form. Includes but not limited to representations of the human figure.
  • Plaster casts
  • representation - A manner of expression by the artist in which the subject matter is presented so that the observer is reminded of actual visible forms. However, the subject represented may or may not exist in the visible world. For example, representations may include presentations of subject matter that are invisible to the eye, such as emotions or imaginary events, as if they are visible.

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The following Bibliography exist for this object:
  • J. O. Westwood, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Fictile Ivories in the South Kensington Museum G. E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoods. London, England, 1876
    Page Number: 255, no. 723

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