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Pedra de Goa e caixa de ouro

late 17th–early 18th century
Not on view
As chamadas pedras de Goa foram fabricadas pelos padres jesuítas que viveram em Goa, uma pequena província na costa ocidental da Índia. Estas pedras eram versões sintéticas de bezoares (misturas de cálculos biliares e pelos encontrados nos estômagos de cervos, ovelhas e antílopes), que, quando raspadas e ingeridas com chá ou água, acreditava-se possuir propriedades medicinais. Eram colocadas em recipientes elaborados de ouro ou prata para este fim e exportadas para a Europa. O recipiente de ouro em forma de ovo que contém esta pedra consiste em duas metades semiesféricas, cada uma das quais coberta com uma camada de ouro perfurado, gravado e cinzelado. Sobre o desenho foliado foi aplicada uma variedade de animais, entre eles unicórnios e grifos.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Pedra de Goa e caixa de ouro
  • Data: Final do século XVII–início do século XVIII
  • Geografia: Índia, Goa
  • Meio: Caixa: ouro, perfurado, repuxado, com pernas e remates fundidos; pedra de Goa: composto de substâncias orgânicas e inorgânicas
  • Dimensões: 6,7 cm de altura, 14,4 cm de diâmetro
  • Linha de créditos: Fundo Rogers, 2004
  • Número de acesso: 2004.244a–d
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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