Octagonal Shell Snuffbox
This snuffbox sets off white carved shell against gold mounts. The uniform whiteness, large size, and curvature of the shell used suggest that these pieces may have been taken from a species of sea snail native to the Indian Ocean - showing how global trade influenced the luxu...
Images (4)
Artifact
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id
8073
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contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Christie's Sale, London, February 22 1912, no. 33; Harding, London; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
4
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.91_3Qtr_DD_T16-tms.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.91_3Qtr_DD_T16-tms.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.91_3Qtr_DD_T16-tms.jpg |
| imageCount | 4 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.91 |
Terms
Medium
shell, gold
Genre
snuffboxes