Florentine goldsmith, Liturgical cup with masks

Author
Florentine goldsmith
Date
1590-1599
Collocation
Sala del Tesoro
Original location
Cathedral, treasure
Material
Copper, gold
Technique
Lamination, embossing, chiselling, gilding
Dimensions
Height: 10,5 cm; Diameter: 20,5 (coppa/cup); 10,5 (piede/base); Weight: 479,3 g;

Liturgical cup in gilded copper, made by a Florentine artisan at the end of the 16th century. The foot is circular, rounded, with clypei “shield” ornamentation integrating overturned lilies. The stem and the connection to the cup have grooves with lanceolate leaves. The cup interior shows a decoration of mascaron faces with vegetal detailing. This cup, used for ritual ablutions, was registered for the first time in the 1969 catalogue of the Museum, and has no other documentary records.

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