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Made in Constantinople in the 11th century CE, this casket is made of ivory and bone, and has gilded copper mounts. Depicted are dancers waging mock battles and taming a panther. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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APA Style
Art, M. M. o. (2018, March 19). Byzantine Ivory Casket. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8400/byzantine-ivory-casket/
Chicago Style
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Byzantine Ivory Casket." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 19, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8400/byzantine-ivory-casket/.
MLA Style
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Byzantine Ivory Casket." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 19 Mar 2018. Web. 25 Jul 2024.
