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Narcissus at the Source

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Narcissus at the Source

Christoph Jamnitzer

ca. 1600

Medium

Cast, chased, engraved and gilded silver

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Dimensions

wt. confirmed: 5 7/16 × 4 13/16 in., 12.345oz. (13.8 × 12.2 cm, 350g)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2021

Classification

Metalwork-Silver

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

German, Nuremburg

Rights

Public Domain

About Christoph Jamnitzer

1563–1618 • Germany

Comment on works: goldsmith; copper engraver

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