Carved Ram's Horn Cup with Lions and Mounted Rider
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...
Artifact
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34052
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object
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
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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CC0
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en
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1
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import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_72.18_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_72.18_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_72.18_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/72.18 |
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Medium
carved horn (ram)
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