Bowl
17th century (made)
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Wine bowls such as this were made throughout the Caucasus, a vast region encompassing present-day Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and part of northern Russia. They are sometimes called hunting bowls, as many feature stags, hares or other hunted animals. On this example, the bowl is embossed with a figure of St. John the Baptist holding his own head on a charger, and his name inscribed in cyrillic script.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt, embossed |
| Brief description | Bowl, gilded silver, embossed, Caucasus, 17th century |
| Physical description | Bowl, silver-gilt, the inside embossed with a figure of St. John the Baptist holding his own head in a charger, the rim with foliage, crowns and cherub heads. |
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| Object history | Purchase - (£6) (in Venice) Acquired as Italy about 1550 |
| Production | Maker unidentified |
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| Summary | Wine bowls such as this were made throughout the Caucasus, a vast region encompassing present-day Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and part of northern Russia. They are sometimes called hunting bowls, as many feature stags, hares or other hunted animals. On this example, the bowl is embossed with a figure of St. John the Baptist holding his own head on a charger, and his name inscribed in cyrillic script. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 96-1882 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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