Cartouche-Shaped Snuffbox Depicting Europa and the Bull
Ovid, in "The Metamorphoses," narrates how the god Zeus assumed the form of a bull in order to seduce the beautiful maiden Europa, whom he carries on his back to Crete.
Artifact
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id
28274
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Vienna, Austria, after 1872 [entry stamp for foreign gold]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_57.109_Fnt_BW_H60.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_57.109_Fnt_BW_H60.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_57.109_Fnt_BW_H60.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.109 |
Terms
Medium
gold, moss agate
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