Snuffbox with a depiction of Venus, Amor and a Turkey, Snuffbox with Venus, Cupid and a Turkey, Snuff box made of turtle and inlaid with gold. On the inside of the lid a gouache depiction of a lying half-naked woman with a turkey, which Amor is holding onto a chain. The performance is derived from the myth of Leda and the swan, walker and runner birds: turkey, Istanbul, Cornelis Calkoen, anonymous, West-Europa (possibly), c. 1750, gold (metal), ivory, gouache (paint), painting, h 3 cm × w 8.5 cm × d 6 cm
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Snuffbox, depiction, Venus, Amor, Turkey, Cupid, Snuff box, turtle, inlaid, gold, inside, lid, gouache depiction, lying half-naked woman, turkey, holding, chain, performance, derived, myth, Leda, swan, walker, runner birds, Istanbul, Cornelis Calkoen, West-Europa, c, 1750, metal, ivory, gouache, paint, painting
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