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title: The Franks/Auzon Casket
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5794/the-franksauzon-casket/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Franks/Auzon Casket

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![The Franks/Auzon Casket](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5794.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5794.jpg)

## Image Caption

This spectacular whalebone casket was probably made in the Anglo-[Saxon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saxons/) [Kingdom of Northumbria](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Northumbria/). Modelled on early Christian caskets, it was most likely created in a monastery for a significant (perhaps a royal) patron. The casket's imagery, accompanied by runic and Latin inscriptions, come from an array of sources, including Germanic and [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Legends, the [Bible](https://www.worldhistory.org/bible/), and historical events. Made in a time where [Christianity](https://www.worldhistory.org/christianity/) had not long been established in Anglo-Saxon [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/), its carvings reflect a wish to convey Christian messages by relating them to the remembered pagan past. Donated by Sir [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) Wollaston [Franks](https://www.worldhistory.org/Franks/). Early 700s. From Auzon, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, modern-day France. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 02). The Franks/Auzon Casket. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5794/the-franksauzon-casket/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Franks/Auzon Casket." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 02, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5794/the-franksauzon-casket/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Franks/Auzon Casket." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5794/the-franksauzon-casket/>.

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