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Cassone (chest), pair with 1975.1.1940

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Walnut carved and partially gilded; coniferous wood., Italian (Rome or Siena?)
Rights: Public Domain
Robert Lehman Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Robert Lehman Collection 1975
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Title: Cassone (chest), pair with 1975.1.1940
Description:
Walnut carved and partially gilded; coniferous wood.
, Italian (Rome or Siena?).

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