Snuffbox

Dimensions

h 4.3cm × w 7.1cm × d 5.9cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

gold (metal)

Object Type

snuffbox

Subject Matter

Perseus kills the sea monster (or turns it into stone by showing it the Gorgon's head) to release Andromeda; sometimes her parents Cepheus and Cassiopea watch the scene; water-birds: swan; Jupiter, in the shape of a swan, and Leda

Production Place

Berlin

Acquisition Method

transferred

Acquired

1960

Notes

signature: ‘Chodowicki iun 1777’