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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1406
Title
Mortar
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c.1460-1500
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Tuscany
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229969

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Metal
Dimensions
12.22 x 16.83 cm (4 13/16 x 6 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1406
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Flared form with applied beaded band around foot with frieze of festoons above. Body has six evenly spaced upright bands filled with relief candelabra ornament, between which are relief paterae; on either side of loop handle are medallions with IHS Christ monogram.

Verification Level

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