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title: The Franks Casket
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13581/the-franks-casket/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Franks Casket

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## Image File

[![The Franks Casket](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13581.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13581.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Franks](https://www.worldhistory.org/Franks/) Casket, depicting scenes from [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/), Jewish, Christian, and Germanic tradition. Auzon, France, 8th century CE.

The British Museum, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2021, March 08). The Franks Casket. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13581/the-franks-casket/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "The Franks Casket." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 08, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13581/the-franks-casket/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "The Franks Casket." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13581/the-franks-casket/>.

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