Metal worker:
Unknown
Carver:
Unknown
Brown moss agate and gilt metal; egg-shaped bowl with gilt metal handle with female term
Agate and gilt metal; the egg-shaped bowl is carved of chestnut brown moss agate with a rat's tail on the back. The metal gilt handle is attached under the bowl with a small shell. The narrow stem curves upwards and terminates in a female term with folded arms carrying a shield on her back.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 13.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
19th Century, Late-20th Century, Early#
Circa
1880
CE
-
Circa
1910
CE
Handle
composed of
metal
Bowl
composed of
agate
Surface Of Handle
composed of
gold
Agate
Accession number: MAR.M.177-1912
Primary reference Number: 166880
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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