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Source Description
The cylindrical surface of the "Renaissance-revival" mortar is divided into four horizontal bands, each with different "antique" decorative motifs, including acanthus leaves, portraits of emperors, and inhabited vine scrolls.The central zone of the mortar contains four cartouches showing, in succession, the portraits of four Roman emperors. The profiles may be based on coins depicting Caligula, Claudius, Hadrian, and Constantius II. A portion of the base has been carved to simulate a break. There is a chip in the rim of the cup.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
18707
label
Mortar
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
18707
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Mortar
description
The cylindrical surface of the "Renaissance-revival" mortar is divided into four horizontal bands, each with different "antique" decorative motifs, including acanthus leaves, portraits of emperors, and inhabited vine scrolls.The central zone of the mortar contains four cartouches showing, in succession, the portraits of four Roman emperors. The profiles may be based on coins depicting Caligula, Claudius, Hadrian, and Constantius II. A portion of the base has been carved to simulate a break. There is a chip in the rim of the cup.
provenance
Jacques Seligmann, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd half 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
mortars (grinding tools)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.5
height
19.8
dimensionsRaw
5 11/16 x 7 13/16 in. (14.5 x 19.8 cm)
Source extras
med
ivory
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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