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Source Description
A heraldic griffin with a long tail appears on the raised center of the bowl. The interior walls are decorated with four stylized pedestals separated by pairs of dolphin-like sea monsters in blue filigree enamel over a textured gold ground. The same decorative motifs appear on the exterior of the bowl.
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Document identity
localId
82511
label
Bowl
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
82511
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Bowl
description
A heraldic griffin with a long tail appears on the raised center of the bowl. The interior walls are decorated with four stylized pedestals separated by pairs of dolphin-like sea monsters in blue filigree enamel over a textured gold ground. The same decorative motifs appear on the exterior of the bowl.
provenance
Leo Kaplan, New York; purchased by Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., January 10 2000; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
date
1890-1895
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bowls (vessels)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.5
height
13.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 x Diam: 5 1/4 in. (2.5 x 13.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Maker's Mark] In Cyrillic on center of base: LO (Lev Oleks
Moscow assay master
active 1890-1895)
PO
med
silver gilding, painted and filigree enamel
creator_ids
3889
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
6863eda16b428a53
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
013c515025063f80
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no