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The Orpheus Cup
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The Orpheus Cup

Jan Vermeyen · 1641–42, the jeweled elements on the lid in the form of animals, amorini holding bow and quiver, and the statuettes of Orpheus and Diana, Prague, ca.1600 · Gold: cast, embossed, and engraved; enamel: ronde-bosse and painted; rubies

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Credit lineThe Orpheus Cup. 1641–42, the jeweled elements on the lid in the form of animals, amorini holding bow and quiver, and the statuettes of Orpheus and Diana, Prague, ca.1600. Jan Vermeyen. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2020. CC0.
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