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Mount with grotesque masks

mid-17th century
Not on view
This mount may have formed a handle for a vase.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mount with grotesque masks
  • Date: mid-17th century
  • Culture: Italian, probably Florence
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 6 1/16 × 5 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (15.4 × 14 × 8.3 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Gift of Eugene Victor Thaw, 1977
  • Object Number: 1977.318
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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