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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