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Wellhead Carved in Low Relief with Decorative Thistle Leaves, Birds, Trophies and Coat-of-Arms Bearding Erased Arms of the Scalieri family of Verona

1494 (Renaissance)
reddish Verona marble
(Renaissance Europe )

The coat-of-arms on this carved, low-relief piece is the erased arms of the Scalieri family of Verona. The marble has been considerably chipped.

Inscription

[Date] On inside: 1494

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Scaliari Family, Verona [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Heilbronner [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Glaenzer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown; William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Italy, Verona (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 34 1/16 x Diam of top: 61 in. (86.5 x 155 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters (?)

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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27.203

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