Treasure chest.

A wooden chest with a barrel-shaped lid, brass straps, and dark iron fittings. Polygon modeling, procedural wood shading, and a hinged opening animation in Autodesk Maya.

Closed wooden chest with a domed lid, brass bands and rivets on a circular display stand — Closed · curved lid boards and continuous brass straps.

The chest with its lid open, showing coins, gemstones and a pearl strand — Open · a hollow body, lined interior, and modeled treasure.

Shaded turntable

15 seconds · 24 fps · 1280 × 960

A 360° view with the lid closed, followed by a 105° opening and a second 360° view of the interior. The chest and smooth cylinder rotate together. Open video

Model details

Front, rear, and interior views

Front view of the chest showing the shield-shaped hasp, brass bands, and corner braces — Front · shield-shaped hasp and paired straps.

Rear view of the chest with hinge pins, brass hinge plates, and a side carrying handle — Rear · hinge pins, knuckles, and carrying handles.

Elevated view into the open chest with raised-rim coins, stacked coins, cut gemstones, and pearls — Interior · raised coin rims, stamped stars, cut gems, and pearls.

Physical reference

Wood, brass, and iron

Reference photograph of a real vintage wooden chest with brass straps — Reference photograph · overall shape and hardware placement.

Reference photograph showing the chest's wrapping corner braces, rivets, wood grain and iron handle — Reference photograph · corner braces and handle construction.

English wooden chest

The model follows the domed silhouette, two narrow brass straps, dark hasp, rows of corner braces, and side handles of this physical vintage chest.

The reference is a bottle-storage chest. Its internal dividers are replaced here with a lined compartment containing treasure; the exterior hardware and board construction are simplified.

Photographs: English Vintage Wooden Treasure Chest Shaped Cellarette with Brass Details, 1stDibs. Accessed September 16, 2026.

01 / MODELING

Separate parts, fitted together

Beveled polygon boards form the body. The lid uses curved polygon strips with inner and outer surfaces, plus solid end panels. Braces, rivets, hinges, and handles are separate meshes.

02 / SHADING

Wood and contrasting metals

Procedural grain and a light bump texture give the walnut-toned wood direction and surface variation. Brass and dark iron include subtle mottling, with softer highlights to distinguish them from polished gold and silver.

03 / ANIMATION

A pivot at the rear hinge

The lid and its fittings share one hinge pivot. The display group turns through 360° twice while the lid opens between rotations and closes at the end. Treasure geometry is modeled within the scene; no downloaded models are used.