Mortar with Animals, Festoons, Shields of Arms, and Rope-shaped Handle

early 16th century

Details

Title: Mortar with Animals, Festoons, Shields of Arms, and Rope-shaped Handle
Date Created: early 16th century
Physical Dimensions: overall: 15.3 x 17 cm (6 x 6 11/16 in.)
Provenance: Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.
Medium: bronze//Medium brown patina

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