Coconut cup depicting the crucifixion of Christ

Details

• Title

  Coconut cup depicting the crucifixion of Christ

• Associated place

  Europe (place of creation)

• Date

  1558 - 1559

• Material and technique

  coconut shell, with carved decoration; silver mount, carved, engraved, and with gilded decoration

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › fruit › nut › palm nut › coconut;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  carved;

  formed › cast;

  printed › intaglio print › engraving;

  covered › metallized › gilded

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › ornament › decorated nut › decorated coconut;

  container › vessel › cup

• Dimensions

  20 cm (height)
  10 cm max. (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by J. Francis Mallett, 1947.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 35 | West meets East

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1947.191.194

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