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Nautilus shell
Unknown1600/1650
Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Milano, Italy
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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Details
- Title: Nautilus shell
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1600/1650
- Physical Dimensions: 22.5 x 19 x 9.5 cm
- Type: Object
- Medium: Nautilus shell, carved wood, chiseled metal foil
- Art Form: Object
- Depicted Topic: shell, vessel, wunderkammer
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