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GODS AND MYTHS

Argonauts, Jason and Medea / Cycles / Embriachi caskets / London, British Museum, inv. 1881,0802.17 (early 15th century)
Argonauts, Jason and Medea / Jason forces the fire-breathing oxen to plough the field
Argonauts, Jason and Medea / Jason kills the dragon and extracts its teeth

Further details

Back side. Dalton suggests that the group of the standing men was by mistake exchanged with a fighting Jason who is now at the front

Artist or creator

Embriachi family (active late 14th-15th century)

Date

15th century (early)

Location

London, British Museum (Dept. of Prehistory and Europe) (inv. 1881,0802.17)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Ormonde Maddock Dalton, Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era, London 1909, no. 401

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Web resources

Victoria and Albert Museum

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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