Terms and conditions of use
Mortar
1556
Medium
bronze
Measurements
16.6 × 26.9 × 25.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Naples, Italy
Inscription
cast in outside of upper rim: OPV SANTILUDE SANTI DE NEAPVLI (diamond) ANNO. (diamond) DOMINI (diamond) M (diamond) D (diamond) L (diamond) V (diamond) I (diamond) (coptic cross in a square)
Accession Number
4078.1-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Animal head handles, six bands of ornament.