Saltcellar
Unknown Artist
mid-13th century
Medium
Gold, rock crystal, emeralds, pearls, spinel or balas rubies
Dimensions
5 7/8 × 3 7/16 in. (15 × 8.8 cm) Rock Crystal: 1 5/16 × 2 1/8 × 3 3/8 in. (3.3 × 5.4 × 8.5 cm) Diam. of foot: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Gold
Culture
French
Department
The Cloisters
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Cloisters Collection, 1983
Accession Number
1983.434
Tags
SerpentsBoats