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Bezoar Stone with Case and Stand

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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  • Title: Bezoar Stone with Case and Stand
  • Date Created: 17th century
  • Physical Dimensions: Altogether: .1, .2a,b, .3: H. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm) Diam. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm) Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 g) Goa Stone: .1: H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm) Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) Wt. 1 oz. (28.4 g) Case: .2a,b, together: H. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) Diam. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) Wt. 1 oz. (28.4 g) Stand: .3: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm) Diam. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm) Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g)
  • Type: Bezoar stone with case and stand
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452963
  • Medium: Container: silver; pierced, chased, and mercury-gilded Goa stone: compound of organic and inorganic materials; mercury-gilded
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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