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Mortar

late 15th or early 16th century
Not on view
The exterior surface is divided into five sections by five herm caryatids, with seal-like ornaments in each section, two of which bear profile faces of a bearded man, the remaining ones respectively with the archangel Saint Michael weighing souls, a Gothic tabernacle with a head and a chalice, and a large four-petaled flower with two smaller rosettes.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mortar
  • Date: late 15th or early 16th century
  • Culture: French or North Italian (?)
  • Medium: Copper alloy, with a grayish patina color, traces of green oxide on base.
  • Dimensions: H. 7.1 cm, diam. 10.9 cm (rim).
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.1369
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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