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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1411
Title
Mortar
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
16th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229558

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Metal
Dimensions
9.84 x 13.02 x 12.38 cm (3 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 4 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1411
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Cylindrical form with stepped base. Lower frieze of scale pattern with acanthus leaves. Middle band with four winged herm figures with splayed legs on either side of garlanded shield with male portrait in a cap on one side and double eagle crest on other. Top band of applied grotesque faces and festoons on stippled background. Winged female figures form handles, scrolled at ends.

Verification Level

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