Through the doorway, which the young man held open for an instant while he answered a question from somebody within, Ashe had a glimpse of glass-topped cases.

Inside a glass-topped case, a kind of tableau has been made with sand, boots, a lantern, identity cards, a watch and a bullet-riddled helmet.

Flowing Alaia raincoats along with a sprinkling of accessories have been laid out in the glass-topped cases.

There were glass-topped cases with pieces of ivory on black velvet, everything from knife handles, gun grips, and billiard balls to larger framed pieces.

The galleries' new glass-topped cases allow the overhead light to naturally illuminate the objects.

There was a tray of carapaced insects in a glass-topped case like those one found beneath the Net, but these were bright, sparkling, gaudily colored.

In the gallery, all the smeared and crumpled prints that Mr. Adams used are displayed as a disorderly array in a sleek, glass-topped case.

A clown's face inside a round glass-topped case.

He has created a display of artifacts, mostly in glass-topped cases, associated with travel, and added two of his own sculptures.

There were four large, glass-topped cases in the display.