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Tooth-Pick Holder

ca. 1580 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hollow cast figure of a kneeling bull, its back pierced for ten toothpicks and its forehead for one. It is attached by two nuts and bolts to a low oblong base decorated around the edges with relief strapwork.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gilt bronze
Brief description
Gilt-bronze toothpick holder in the form of a kneeling bull with its back pierced for ten toothpicks and its forehead for one, German, ca. 1580
Physical description
Hollow cast figure of a kneeling bull, its back pierced for ten toothpicks and its forehead for one. It is attached by two nuts and bolts to a low oblong base decorated around the edges with relief strapwork.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.25in
  • Width: 3.75in
Credit line
Dr W.L. Hildburgh Bequest
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.496-1956

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Record createdFebruary 9, 2004
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