Mortar
1515 (made)
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This leaded bronze mortar is made by Giuliano Mariotto de' Navi (active ca. 1480-1515), in Florence in 1515.
It is a conical mortar with two cabled scroll handles and moulded foot. The projecting rim is decorated with a spout of acanthus leaf decoration and a legend. Below is a band of 20 classical female heads. On the body, beneath a fillet moulding are 10 acanthus leaves.
This mortar is virtually identical with another mortar in the museum's collection, also executed by de' Navi (mus.no. 7848-1861). Both have a lip for pouring, a rare if not exceptional case for bronze mortars.
It is a conical mortar with two cabled scroll handles and moulded foot. The projecting rim is decorated with a spout of acanthus leaf decoration and a legend. Below is a band of 20 classical female heads. On the body, beneath a fillet moulding are 10 acanthus leaves.
This mortar is virtually identical with another mortar in the museum's collection, also executed by de' Navi (mus.no. 7848-1861). Both have a lip for pouring, a rare if not exceptional case for bronze mortars.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Leaded bronze |
| Brief description | Mortar, leaded bronze, by Guiliano Mariotto de' Navi, Italy (Florence), 1515 |
| Physical description | This is a conical mortar with two cabled scroll handles and moulded foot. Projecting rim, decorated with a spout of acanthus leaf decoration and a legend. Below is a band of 20 classical female heads. On the body, beneath a fillet moulding, 10 acanthus leaves. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '+ OPVS . IVLIANI . MARIOCTI . FLORENTINI . MCCCCCXV' (legend on rim)
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| Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
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| Summary | This leaded bronze mortar is made by Giuliano Mariotto de' Navi (active ca. 1480-1515), in Florence in 1515. It is a conical mortar with two cabled scroll handles and moulded foot. The projecting rim is decorated with a spout of acanthus leaf decoration and a legend. Below is a band of 20 classical female heads. On the body, beneath a fillet moulding are 10 acanthus leaves. This mortar is virtually identical with another mortar in the museum's collection, also executed by de' Navi (mus.no. 7848-1861). Both have a lip for pouring, a rare if not exceptional case for bronze mortars. |
| Associated object | 7848-1861 (Version) |
| Bibliographic reference | Motture, Peta. Bells & Mortars. Catalogue of the Italian Bronzes in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2001, pp. 83-4, cat. no. 11 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.685-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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