Work of Art Record 27116

Record No

27116

Collection

The Jane Hayward Database of Medieval Art

Location

United States, New York, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date

c. 1300

Subject Headings

Dog

Notes

Accession number: 1976.327

A unicorn, an elephant, a lion, and a dog are among the animals that enliven the decoration of this box. Painted wood with iron mounts. Probably for game pieces.

German, Upper Rhine.

Purchase, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1976.

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