Inkstand
ca. 1500 (made)
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This is an inkstand made in North Italy, in about 1500. This inkstand is in silvered and gilded copper and made of the reliefs, after plaquettes by the Coriolanus Master, representing The Life of Coriolanus.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | silvered and gilded copper |
| Brief description | Inkstand, the life of Coriolanus. Italian ca. 1500. |
| Physical description | Inkstand with scenes from The Life of Coriolanus. The reliefs, after plaquettes by the Coriolanus Master, represents the banishment of Coriolanus (left), Coriolanus leaving Rome and Coriolanus in battle before Rome (front), and Coriolanus reproached by his mother (right). |
| Marks and inscriptions | Latin, written in niello round the base of the stand:
"C. MARTII. CORIOLANI. PIET AS. IN. MATREM. S. P. Q. R. OBSESSVM."
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by D. M. Currie |
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| Summary | This is an inkstand made in North Italy, in about 1500. This inkstand is in silvered and gilded copper and made of the reliefs, after plaquettes by the Coriolanus Master, representing The Life of Coriolanus. |
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| Accession number | M.167-1921 |
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| Record created | November 1, 2006 |
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