Étui with Nymphs
This étui, or needle case, is covered with gold reliefs showing nymphs making offerings to the Roman goddess Venus or Ceres, putti flying or seated on clouds, and, at the top, pastoral trophies, all surrounded by delicate floral garlands and scrollwork. There is a gold inscrip...
Images (2)
Artifact
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id
33144
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
2
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.825_SideA_DD_T15-tms.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.825_SideA_DD_T15-tms.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.825_SideA_DD_T15-tms.jpg |
| imageCount | 2 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.825 |
Terms
Medium
gold, pink agate, enamel
Genre
etuis, lids