vessel

Object NameOrnamental Pouring Vessel

Made FromRock crystal

Dateabout 1575-1600

Place MadeNorthern Italy

Techniquecarved

SizeOverall W (max): 10.3 cm, L: 24.8 cm

Accession Number74.7.11

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This vessel is carved from natural rock crystal. Carved hardstones were highly prized by wealthy collectors.

Physical DescriptionOrnamental Pouring Vessel. Rock Crystal Vessel in the Shape of a Mythological Beast. Carved rock crystal, with ruby (glass ?) inserts. Boat-shape vessel (made from two pieces); grotesque heads at either end, one with open mouth for pouring, both with ruby (glass ?) eyes; sides and base gadrooned; underside with two short shanks for attachment to original (probably metal) foot.
Provenance

Former Collection Ruth Blumka (-1994) - 1974

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fragment

50 BCE-25 CE

School

Studio Hantych

1989

fragment

50 BCE-25 CE

fragment

1350-1085 BCE

flask

Erik Höglund

1958

ewer

1600-1725