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Nautilus cup

1602
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 520

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Nautilus cup
  • Date: 1602
  • Culture: Dutch, Utrecht
  • Medium: Nautilus shell, with gilded silver mounts
  • Dimensions: Overall: 11 × 6 5/8 × 4 1/4 in. (27.9 × 16.8 × 10.8 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver In Combination
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.604
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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