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Watchcase cover: Tisiphone Casting Snakes at Athamas and Ino

possibly Suzanne de Court French
first quarter of the 17th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 958

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  • Title: Watchcase cover: Tisiphone Casting Snakes at Athamas and Ino
  • Artist: Jean de Court (French, active ca. 1555–85) or
  • Artist: possibly Suzanne de Court (French, active 1575–1625)
  • Date: first quarter of the 17th century
  • Medium: Painted enamel, partly gilt on copper, mounted on brass; silver-gilt frame
  • Dimensions: H. 5.2 cm, w. 4 cm, d. 7 cm
  • Classification: Enamels
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.1238
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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