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Gandersheim Casket
The
Gandersheim
Casket
is a small
Anglo-Saxon
chest
from
the 8th
century
, now in the
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
in
Braunschweig, Germany
.
The
panels
of the casket are
decorated
with
interlace
carvings
of animals,
plants
and abstract
shapes
. A
runic inscription
appears
on the
inner
side
of the
lid
.