Nautilus Cup with Male Figure

1588
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Nautilus Cup with Male Figure
  • Artist: Bartel Jamnitzer (1548–1596)
  • Date: 1588
  • Culture: German (Nuremberg)
  • Medium: Nautilus shells (carved, engraved), silver (cast, embossed, engraved,
    chased, chiseled, etched, gilded)
  • Dimensions: 16 7/16 in., 2.4 lb. (41.8 cm, 1.1 kg)
    Base: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Natural Substances, Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Sammlung Angewandte Kunst, Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts