Minneapolis Institute of Art

Drinking cup

Jörg Ruel

Date

c. 1600

Medium

Agate wtih silver-gilt mounts

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Nuremberg goldsmith Jörg Ruel specialized in creating silver and silver gilt mounts for natural curiosities and precious materials. This red agate stone, carved like a shell, forms the cup of an elaborate drinking vessel adorned with a golden nereid riding two dolphins and a shrieking head of a sea monster. Germany, Europe

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