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The Veroli Casket is a casket, made in Constantinople (now Istanbul) in the late 10th or early 11th century, and now in the Room 8 of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. It is thought to have been made for a person close to the Imperial Court of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, and may have been used to hold scent bottles or jewellery. It was later kept in the Cathedral Treasury at Veroli, south east of Rome, until 1861. As the Empire had been Christianised for centuries, these pagan motifs presumably represent a revived taste for classical style and imagery. * * * *

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  • Das Veroli-Kästchen ist ein byzantinisches Kästchen aus Holz, das reich mit Elfenbein- und Beinauflagen verziert ist. Es ist 40,5 × 16 × 11,2 cm groß und datiert wohl in die Mitte des 10. Jahrhunderts. Als Herstellungsort wird Konstantinopel angenommen. Das Veroli-Kästchen ist eines der wichtigsten Werke byzantinischer Elfenbeinkunst. Das Kästchen zeigt an den Außenseiten Felder, die Bildfolgen aus der griechischen Mythologie wiedergeben und in einem klassisch-antiken Stil gehalten sind. Unter anderem sind dargestellt: auf der Vorderseite links Bellerophon samt Pegasus und rechts das Opfer der Iphigenie, auf dem Deckel der Raub der Europa, auf den Schmalseiten dionysische Motive. Andere abgebildete Figuren sind Asklepios, Hygieia und Herakles. Die Elfenbeinarbeiten fallen durch ihr hohes technisches Können auf. Zahlreiche Figuren sind unterschnitten und erscheinen daher fast vollplastisch. Die Bildpaneele werden von Rosettenbändern gerahmt, die in der Qualität deutlich unter den figürlichen Szenen liegen. Die originale Funktion des Kästchens ist unbekannt. Es kann sich um ein Hochzeitsgeschenk gehandelt haben oder vielleicht um einen Behälter für wertvolle Parfüme. Das Kästchen wurde bis 1861 in der Kathedrale von Veroli aufbewahrt, 1865 wurde es vom Victoria and Albert Museum in London erworben (Inventar-Nr. 216-1865). * * * * (de)
  • The Veroli Casket is a casket, made in Constantinople (now Istanbul) in the late 10th or early 11th century, and now in the Room 8 of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. It is thought to have been made for a person close to the Imperial Court of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, and may have been used to hold scent bottles or jewellery. It was later kept in the Cathedral Treasury at Veroli, south east of Rome, until 1861. The casket is made of carved ivory and bone panels showing scenes from classical mythology. On the lid is a depiction of the Rape of Europa. On the front are scenes from the stories of Bellerophon and Iphigenia. On the back is part of a dionysiac procession, with two figures identified as Mars, god of war (the Greek Ares), and Venus, goddess of love (the Greek Aphrodite). The ends bear scenes of Bacchus, god of wine (the Greek Dionysius), in a chariot drawn by panthers, and a nymph riding a seahorse. There is a carcass of wood, and metal fittings. As the Empire had been Christianised for centuries, these pagan motifs presumably represent a revived taste for classical style and imagery. The casket from Veroli is one of some 43 caskets, in addition to dozens more separated panels, that show a fashion for "pseudo-antique motives derived from silver plate or manuscripts, put together with little understanding of the original significance," as Sir Kenneth Clark observed of the group as a whole, during the medieval eclipse of the nude. * Alternative front view showing lid carving. * Lid detail showing the Rape of Europa with Jupiter as the bull (on the left) and Hercules playing the lyre (on the right). * Panel detail with Bellerophon and Pegasus. * End view showing nymphs with seahorse. (en)
  • Lo scrigno di Veroli è un contenitore costruito in avorio e metallo, realizzato a Costantinopoli (oggi Istanbul) nel tardo X secolo o agli inizi dell'XI, ora esposto al Victoria and Albert Museum di Londra. Si pensa che sia stato fatto per una persona vicina alla corte imperiale di Costantinopoli, la capitale dell'Impero Bizantino, e potrebbe essere stato utilizzato per contenere profumo, bottiglie o gioielli. È stato poi conservato nel tesoro della cattedrale di Veroli, a sud-est di Roma, fino al 1861. Il cofanetto è composto da pannelli intagliati in avorio che mostrano scene della mitologia greca e romana. Sul coperchio è una rappresentazione della Ratto di Europa. Sul fronte sono scene dalle storie di Bellerofonte e Ifigenia. Sul retro è parte di una processione dionisiaca, con due figure identificate come Marte, dio della guerra (Ares greco), e Venere, dea dell'amore (la greca Afrodite). Le estremità recano scene di Bacco, dio del vino (il Dioniso greco), in una carro istoriato con pantere e una ninfa in sella a una cavalluccio marino. Dato che l'Impero era stato cristianizzato da secoli, questi motivi pagani rappresentano presumibilmente un gusto per rivivere lo stile classico e l'immaginario. Il cofanetto di Veroli è uno dei circa 43 cofanetti, oltre a decine di pannelli separati, che mostrano una moda per "motivi pseudo-antichi derivati da piatti d'argento o manoscritti, messi insieme con poca comprensione del significato originario" durante l'eclisse medievale del nudo, come osservò Sir Kenneth Clark. (it)
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  • Constantinople, 900–1000 AD (en)
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  • Front side (en)
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  • Wood overlaid with carved ivory and bone plaques with traces of polychrome and gilding (en)
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  • Veroli Casket (en)
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  • Height: 11.5 cm (en)
  • Length: 40.3 cm (en)
  • Weight: 1.72 kg (en)
  • Width: 15.5-16 cm (en)
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  • Das Veroli-Kästchen ist ein byzantinisches Kästchen aus Holz, das reich mit Elfenbein- und Beinauflagen verziert ist. Es ist 40,5 × 16 × 11,2 cm groß und datiert wohl in die Mitte des 10. Jahrhunderts. Als Herstellungsort wird Konstantinopel angenommen. Das Veroli-Kästchen ist eines der wichtigsten Werke byzantinischer Elfenbeinkunst. Die originale Funktion des Kästchens ist unbekannt. Es kann sich um ein Hochzeitsgeschenk gehandelt haben oder vielleicht um einen Behälter für wertvolle Parfüme. * * * * (de)
  • Lo scrigno di Veroli è un contenitore costruito in avorio e metallo, realizzato a Costantinopoli (oggi Istanbul) nel tardo X secolo o agli inizi dell'XI, ora esposto al Victoria and Albert Museum di Londra. Si pensa che sia stato fatto per una persona vicina alla corte imperiale di Costantinopoli, la capitale dell'Impero Bizantino, e potrebbe essere stato utilizzato per contenere profumo, bottiglie o gioielli. È stato poi conservato nel tesoro della cattedrale di Veroli, a sud-est di Roma, fino al 1861. (it)
  • The Veroli Casket is a casket, made in Constantinople (now Istanbul) in the late 10th or early 11th century, and now in the Room 8 of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. It is thought to have been made for a person close to the Imperial Court of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, and may have been used to hold scent bottles or jewellery. It was later kept in the Cathedral Treasury at Veroli, south east of Rome, until 1861. As the Empire had been Christianised for centuries, these pagan motifs presumably represent a revived taste for classical style and imagery. * * * * (en)
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  • Veroli-Kästchen (de)
  • Scrigno di Veroli (it)
  • Veroli Casket (en)
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