Turned Cup

1600-1650 (Baroque)

7 cm 11 cm 7 cm

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With the exception of the tiny figure of Venus in silver atop the lid, this covered cup or chalice is formed of ivory segments, some of which were "turned" on a lathe, a machine that holds the material, such as a piece of ivory or wood, and rotates it at high speed against the...

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[Paris]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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