Ambrosiana

Nautilus shell

Sconosciuto

  • TITLE

    : Nautilus shell

  • AUTHOR

    : Sconosciuto

  • DATE

    : c. 1600 - 1650

  • TYPE

    : Object

  • TECNIQUE

    : Carved wood in two colors,Chiselled metal foil,Chiselled metal sheet

  • DIMENSIONS

    : 22.5 × 19 × 9.5 cm

  • SUBJECT

    :

  • SCUOLA PITTORICA

    :

  • ROOM

    : 8

This nautilus shell, perforated and mounted on pedestal, was used as drinking vessel, as was very much the fashion in the first half of the seventeenth century.

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  • TITLE

    Nautilus shell

  • AUTHOR

    Sconosciuto

  • DATE

    c. 1600 - 1650

  • TYPE

    Object

  • TECNIQUE

    Carved wood in two colors,Chiselled metal foil,Chiselled metal sheet

  • DIMENSIONS

    22.5 × 19 × 9.5 cm

  • SUBJECT

  • SCUOLA PITTORICA

  • ROOM

    8

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