Harvard Art Museums > 1957.208: Salt Cellar with Hercules Motifs Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Salt Cellar with Hercules Motifs (Unidentified Artist) , 1957.208,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 16, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/228557. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1957.208 People Unidentified Artist Title Salt Cellar with Hercules Motifs Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 1550 Places Creation Place: Europe, France, Limoges Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/228557 Physical Descriptions Medium Enamel on metal Dimensions sight: 7 x 8.6 x 7.6 cm (2 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 3 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: top: HERCVLES inscription: side: HERCVLES: V: / CERCBERE: CANE inscription: side: HERCVLES / V: ANTEE inscription: side: HERCVLES inscription: side: LLE RAVICEMA / N D E: DIANI / RA inscription: side: HERCVLES inscription: side: HERCVLES: V / INCCIT PILOT / VS inscription: bottom: LA BELLE DIANIRA Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mrs. Jessie Isidor Straus, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus in memory of her husband, Jesse Isidor Straus, Class of 1893 Accession Year 1957 Object Number 1957.208 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Hexagonal salt cellar with a profile portrait of "LA BELLE DIANIRA" on bottom and "HERCULES" on the top. Each side is painted with scenes from the life and labours of Hercules: "HERC V:ANTEE (with dragon)"; HERCULES (Atlas figure); LE RAVICEMA N D E DIANIRA (Rape of Dianira); HERCULES (surrounded by flames with a temple in the distance); HERCULES VINCCIT PILOTVS; and H:V CERCBERE CANE" Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
