Saltcellar

Unknown Artist

mid-13th century

Saltcellar by Unknown Artist

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

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