Mortar
Mortar
1550-1580 (made)
1550-1580 (made)
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This bell shaped bronze mortar as a handle in the form of a fish. This mortar is attributed to the Alberghetti foundry and is thought to have been made between 1550-80
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Title | Mortar |
Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Mortar, bronze, birds, animals, fish handle |
Physical description | A bronze bell-shaped mortar, with one remaining handle in the form of a fish. Decorated around the rim with arabesque ornament flanked by rope, with a plain moulding; upright stiff leaf on a cyma recta moulding delineated by plain mouldings. On the body, garlands with foliage pendants suspended from a narrow plain moulding, a star or flower above each swag; below, fruit trees flanked by two kinds of flowers (or thistles) and eagles, with a griffin, a lion passant, a walking stag and a scratching hind. Below, a recessed moulding and gadrooned bowl. Moulded foot. |
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Object history | Bought from Michelangelo Guggenheim, Venice, in 1889 (with 335 to 354-1889), for £300. |
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Summary | This bell shaped bronze mortar as a handle in the form of a fish. This mortar is attributed to the Alberghetti foundry and is thought to have been made between 1550-80 |
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Accession number | 345-1889 |
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Record created | October 13, 2008 |
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