Casket, ca. 1680, Polish, Gdansk (Danzig), Amber, gold foil, gilt brass, wood, silk satin, paper, Overall: 11 13/16 × 13 × 8 1/4 in. (30 × 33 × 21 cm); Pedestal: 15 x 24 in. (38.1 x 61 cm), Natural Substances, During the Renaissance and the Baroque eras, amber, a fossilized tree resin known as the 'gold of the Baltic Sea,' was regarded as a substance of mythical origin with magical powers. This precious casket is a true Kunstkammer object; its architectural design and decoration are related to a drawing by Michel Redlin, documented as an amber carver in Gdansk in 1688
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Casket, ca, 1680, Polish, Gdansk, Danzig, Amber, gold foil, gilt brass, wood, silk satin, paper, Overall, 11 13/16, 13, 8 1/4, 30, 33, 21 cm, Pedestal, 15 x 24, 38.1 61, Natural Substances, Renaissance, Baroque eras, amber, fossilized tree resin, gold, Baltic Sea, regarded, substance, mythical origin, magical powers, precious casket, true Kunstkammer, object, architectural design, decoration, related, drawing, Michel Redlin, documented, amber carver, 1688
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