Nautilus shell
Sconosciuto
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TITLE
: Nautilus shell
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AUTHOR
: Sconosciuto
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INVENTARIO
: 2351
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DATE
: c. 1600 - 1650
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TYPE
: Object
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TECNIQUE
: Carved wood in two colors,Chiselled metal foil,Chiselled metal sheet
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DIMENSIONS
: 22.5 × 19 × 9.5 cm
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SUBJECT
:
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SCUOLA PITTORICA
:
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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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