Bell
1858 (made)
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This silver and parcel gilt bell is in the form of a Morion helmet of 1550 - 1600. The embossed panels depict Hercules wrestling with Anteaus, and slaying the Lernaean Hydra.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver and parcel gilt |
| Brief description | Silver and parcel-gilt bell made by Sazikov; Russia (probably Moscow), 1858 |
| Physical description | This silver and parcel gilt bell is in the form of a Morion helmet of 1550 - 1600. The embossed panels depict Hercules wrestling with Anteaus, and slaying the Lernaean Hydra. |
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| Gallery label | 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
This bell takes the form of a morion helmet of 1550 to 1600. The embossed panels depict Hercules wrestling with Antaeus, and slaying the Lernaean hydra. Sazikov held the Imperial Warrant from 1842.(1987-2006) |
| Object history | This bell takes the form of a morion helmet of 1550 to 1600. The embossed panels depict Hercules wrestling with Antaeus, and slaying the Lernaean hydra. |
| Historical context | Sazikov held the Imperial Warrant from 1842. |
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| Accession number | 559-1874 |
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| Record created | March 30, 2000 |
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