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Source Description
Ovid, in "The Metamorphoses," narrates how the god Zeus assumed the form of a bull in order to seduce the beautiful maiden Europa, whom he carries on his back to Crete.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
28274
label
Cartouche-Shaped Snuffbox Depicting Europa and the Bull
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
28274
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cartouche-Shaped Snuffbox Depicting Europa and the Bull
description
Ovid, in "The Metamorphoses," narrates how the god Zeus assumed the form of a bull in order to seduce the beautiful maiden Europa, whom he carries on his back to Crete.
provenance
Vienna, Austria, after 1872 [entry stamp for foreign gold]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1750
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
snuffboxes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.1
height
7
dimensionsRaw
13/16 x 2 3/4 in. (2.1 x 7 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, moss agate
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
2103072385c4981c