Nautilus cup Nautilus cup, Nautilus cup in gold-plated silver frame. Mermaids are located at the corners of the triangular pedestal. The head of a dolphin is visible under their winding double tails. In their hands they hold the loose ends of bandwork that runs around their shoulder and over their head, which is connected on the sides, above a frat. A naked female figure is seated on this pedestal. A cloth is wrapped around her loins. With head and hands she supports a leaf rosette on which the shell rests and to which cleats are attached, respectively crowned by a Nereid and a Triton., Nereids, daughters or Nereus, sea-nymphs, triton (s), merman - AA - mermaid, siren, anonymous, Amsterdam (possibly), c. 1630 - c. 1660, silver (metal), nautilus shell, gilding, h 36 cm × w 19 cm × d 13.5 cm
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Nautilus cup Nautilus cup, Nautilus cup, gold-plated black-and-white frame, Mermaids, located, corners, triangular pedestal, head, dolphin, visible under, winding double tails, hands, hold, loose ends, bandwork, runs, shoulder, connected, sides, frat, naked female figure, seated, pedestal, cloth, wrapped, loins, supports, leaf rosette, shell rests, cleats, attached, respectively crowned, Nereid, Triton, Nereids, daughters, Nereus, sea-nymphs, triton, s, merman, AA, mermaid, siren, Amsterdam, c, 1630, 1660, black-and-white, metal, nautilus shell, gilding
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