The Franks Casket

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
Anglo-Saxon artifact
gptkbp:acquiredBy Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Auzon Casket
gptkbp:catalogueNumber BM 1866, 6-1, 1
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:dateCreated early 8th century
gptkbp:depicts scenes from Biblical stories
scenes from Germanic legend
scenes from Roman history
gptkbp:depictsOnFrontPanel gptkb:Adoration_of_the_Magi
legend of Weland the Smith
gptkbp:depictsOnSidePanel gptkb:Romulus_and_Remus
Sack of Jerusalem
gptkbp:dimensions 22.9 cm x 19 cm x 10.9 cm
gptkbp:discoveredIn Auzon, France
gptkbp:hasPanels lid
front panel
side panels
back panel
gptkbp:hasRunicInscription true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Franks Casket
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:material whale bone
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Northumbria
gptkbp:partiallyOwnedBy gptkb:Musee_de_Cluny
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leslie_Webster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8