Piedra de Goa y estuche de oro

India, Goa

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Las denominadas piedras de Goa eran manufacturadas por los jesuitas que vivían en esta pequeña provincia en la costa occidental de la India. Eran versiones sintéticas de bezoares (mezclas de cálculos biliares y pelos halladas en los estómagos de ciervos, ovejas y antílopes) que, una vez desmenuzadas, se ingerían con té o agua por sus supuestas propiedades medicinales. Se colocaban en elegantes estuches de oro o plata, hechos para ese fin, y se exportaban a Europa. El estuche de oro en forma de huevo que contiene esta piedra consiste en dos mitades semiesféricas, cada una de las cuales está cubierta con una chapa de oro calado, grabado y cincelado. Sobre el diseño foliado se han aplicado diversos animales, entre ellos unicornios y grifos.

Goa Stone and Gold Case, Container: gold; pierced, repoussé, with cast legs and finials Goa stone: compound of organic and inorganic materials

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Goa Stone and Gold Case, Container: gold; pierced, repoussé, with cast legs and finials Goa stone: compound of organic and inorganic materials
Goa Stone and Gold Case, Container: gold; pierced, repoussé, with cast legs and finials Goa stone: compound of organic and inorganic materials
Goa Stone and Gold Case, Container: gold; pierced, repoussé, with cast legs and finials Goa stone: compound of organic and inorganic materials
Goa Stone and Gold Case, Container: gold; pierced, repoussé, with cast legs and finials Goa stone: compound of organic and inorganic materials
Goa Stone and Gold Case, Container: gold; pierced, repoussé, with cast legs and finials Goa stone: compound of organic and inorganic materials
Goa Stone and Gold Case, Container: gold; pierced, repoussé, with cast legs and finials Goa stone: compound of organic and inorganic materials

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