A Carved Petrified Wood Rectangular Box
16th century
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The lid and box with rounded edges, the lid centering a cruciform symbol, the façade carved with a grotesque draped web centering a cross and glyphs.
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Surface with stable cracks and minor losses, dark brown accumulation in recesses.
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Formerly in the estate of Count Alessandro di Carpegna, Rome; acquired at a private sale, 1922.
Lot 33
A Carved Petrified Wood Rectangular Box