Standing cup, ca. 1670, Hungarian, Brassó, Gilded silver, Overall: 9 1/8 x 5 in. (23.2 x 12.7 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The dolphin, symbol of a long life, is also an attribute of Venus, goddess of love, as is the shell which is evoked by the form of the wine bowl. In ancient mythology, the dolphin is also a companion of Bacchus, god of wine and erotic ecstasy (Wolfram Koeppe
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Standing cup, ca, 1670, Hungarian, Brassó, Gilded silver, Overall, 9 1/8 x 5, 23.2 12.7 cm, Metalwork-Silver, dolphin, symbol, long life, attribute, Venus, goddess, love, shell, evoked, form, wine bowl, ancient mythology, companion, Bacchus, god, wine, erotic ecstasy, Wolfram Koeppe
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