Carved Ram's Horn Cup with Lions and Mounted Rider

1500-1700 (?) (Early Modern) H: 3 1/4 in. (8.26 cm) Citation Source image

The exterior of this piece is intricately carved in low relief with a figure of a mounted nobleman and heraldic lions among leaf rinceaux. The cup terminates in a carved bust. This intriguing drinking cup is installed in the Chamber of Wonders with objects from Asia and Africa...

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Henry Walters, New York; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Mrs. Henry Walters Sale, New York, May 1, 1941, no. 1025; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
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