Mortar: M.16-1952

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Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Mortar

Categories

Metalwork

Description

Bronze, cast. The waist decorated with two shields charged with three wolves or hounds, on either of shield a vase, containing flowers (lilies - the arms of Arino of Aragon, and the insignia of the order of the Jarra). The rim a concave border between two thick moulded rings, the base moulded. Two handles in the shape of animals heads (dog or boar), pierced.

Legal notes

Given by E. Saville Peck

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 14.3 cm
Height: 8.1 cm

Place(s) associated

Naples ⪼ Campania ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1952-07-31) by Peck, Ernest Saville

Dating

15th Century#
Circa 1400 CE - 1500 CE

Note

Neapolitan

School or Style

Materials used in production

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Bronze, cast

References and bibliographic entries

Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): p. 308

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.16-1952
Primary reference Number: 13937
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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