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Source Description
On the front of this mortar is a relief of the seated goddess Hygeia, on the back are the shields of the Pamphili and Aldobrandini families. The handles are cast as eagles with outspread wings, one is wreathed with a cord and holds a pendant medallion.
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Document identity
localId
4826
label
Mortar with Hygeia
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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4826
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object
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normalized
title
Mortar with Hygeia
description
On the front of this mortar is a relief of the seated goddess Hygeia, on the back are the shields of the Pamphili and Aldobrandini families. The handles are cast as eagles with outspread wings, one is wreathed with a cord and holds a pendant medallion.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, no. 302; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1654 (Baroque)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Metal
mortars
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
35
height
42
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 3/4 × Diam: 16 9/16 in. (35 × 42 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Transcription] around upper part: ASPICE QUID STABILIS POSSIT CONCORDIA RERUM QUE SOCIATA IVVANAT DISSOCIATA NOCEAT 1654; in the medallion of one handle: INNOCENTI X. PONT MAX.; on base: AMBROSIO LUCENTI ROM FCA OPUS
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cast bronze with natural patina
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5011
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BAR
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none
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