Urn with ram's horn handles and gadrooned lid and socle (one of a pair)

first half of the 17th century

Not on view

This handsome pair of Baroque porphyry urn with gadrooned lids were probably made in Rome and indeed bear resemblance with a design by the Roman painter and engraver Giovanni Angelo Canini (1609–1666), preserved at the Louvre. The echo of gadrooned lid and lower section of an urn, paired with ram’s horn handles can be found on numerous mid-17th century porphyry vases, including several examples from Cardinal Mazarin’s collection now at the Louvre.

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Title: Urn with ram's horn handles and gadrooned lid and socle (one of a pair)
Date: first half of the 17th century
Culture: Italian, Rome
Medium: Imperial porphyry
Dimensions: confirmed: 15 5/8 × 30 1/2 in. (39.7 × 77.5 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Object Number: 2019.283.41a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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