Mortar
Mortar
16th century (made)
16th century (made)
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This bell shaped leaded bronze mortar has two case handles in the form of horse's heads. The body of the mortar is decorated with foliage scrolls, females masks and rosettes.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Mortar |
| Materials and techniques | Leaded bronze |
| Brief description | Mortar, leaded bronze, horse's head handles |
| Physical description | A leaded bronze bell shaped mortar with two cast-in projecting handles in the form of horse heads terminating in foliage. Decorated around the rim with guilloche with, below acanthus overlapping water leaf on a cyma recta moulding. on the body, fleshy foliage scrolls springing from a single leaf, alternating with female masks with rosettes above. A gadrooned bowl and plain moulded foot. |
| Object history | Bought from Michelangelo Guggenheim, Venice, in 1880 (with 335 to 354- 1889) for £300. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This bell shaped leaded bronze mortar has two case handles in the form of horse's heads. The body of the mortar is decorated with foliage scrolls, females masks and rosettes. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 343-1889 |
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| Record created | October 13, 2008 |
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