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Franks Casket

Anglo-Saxon carved chest
VisualArtwork sculpture Q1400866
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Summary

Franks Casket is a sculpture[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of sculpture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,133 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: archaeological find[3], reliquary[4]
  • Depicts: adoration of the Magi[5], Wayland the Smith[6], Romulus and Remus[7], Siege of Jerusalem[8]
  • Made from material: whalebone[9]
  • Collection: British Museum[10], Bargello National Museum[11]
  • Writing system: futhorc[12]
  • Commons category: Franks Casket[13]
  • Has part(s): inscription[14]
  • Inception: 701[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Franks Casket[16]
  • Commons gallery: Franks Casket[17]
  • Length: 22.9 cm[18]
  • Height: 10.9 cm[19]
  • Width: 19 cm[20]

Why It Matters

Franks Casket has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Bargello National Museum British Museum

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Zserghei · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Inception → +0701-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Length → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+22.9'}
    Sitelink count → 22
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||uk, ro, ru, da */ Add a Ukrainian label, the name uk:Британський музей uses, a Romanian label translated from it, as no Romanian source names the casket, and "
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