Mortar with Sun, Moon, and Dolphin-shaped Handles
early 16th century
Artist
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze//Medium brown patina
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 3.9 x 6.5 cm (1 9/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
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Accession
1957.14.105
Artwork history & notes
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.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1931
Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection: Renaissance Bronzes. Oxford, 1931: 114, no. 102, pl. 58.
1951
Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 140, as Mortar with two handles in the shape of dolphins' snouts.
1965
Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 588.
1994
Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 116, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q63809701