Gandersheim Casket Explained

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.

References

• Book: Marth . Regine . 2000 . Das Gandersheimer Runenkästchen: Internationales Kolloquium, Braunschweig, 24.-26. März, 1999 . Braunschweig . Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum .
• Encyclopedia: The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England. Michael. Lapidge. Michael Lapidge. John . Blair. John Blair (historian). Simon. Keynes. Simon Keynes. Donald. Scragg. Wiley Blackwell. 2nd. Chichester, UK. 2014. 978-0-470-65632-7. Leslie . Webster . Leslie Webster (art historian) . Gandersheim Casket.