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Title

Nautilus Cup

Author

Bellekin [attributed to]

Ámsterdam (?), ca. 1625 - Ámsterdam, ca. 1711

Typology
Decorative arts
Date
post. 1588
Century
XVIIth c.
Dimensions
23 x 18 cm
Technique
Carved, engraved and set on the carved and chiselled base
Support
Mother-of-pearl _nautilus pompilus shell_ and silver
Inscriptions

Episcopal coat of arms on the lid, probably from a later period.  

Observations

It was probably used as a spice container in a table setting. In the ecclesiastical context, it is used as an incense holder. 

Photo Aurelio Á. Barrón 

Photo Aurelio Á. Barrón 

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Photo Aurelio A. Barrón

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Photo Aurelio A. Barrón

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