Engraved Ecclesiastical Casket, France or Italy, circa 1490

Small wooden roofed casket, probably engraved with the pyrography or burin technique, which belonged to a nobleman who was part of the ecclesiastical world. On the front and back there is in fact a noble coat of arms flanked by 2 lions of typical Renaissance style, on both sides there is the Christogram "Chi - Rho" and on the lid the "Agnus Dei" is repeated in the 2 halves with the Latin wording "ILLVMINATIO AGNUS DEI".

It is equipped with a forged iron handle and a small locking system.