Bowl with 2 siren handles with grotesque masks beneath. Exterior has cast and chased curving foliage decoration. On one side is the shield of arms of Annoni and the letters S'GBA, on the other a similar sheild with the arms of the Visconti and S'SV. This work was acquired with assistance from the Wolfson Foundation.
More information
Title of artwork, date
The Annoni-Visconti Marriage Bowl, 1580
Date supported
1997
Medium and material
Bronze
Grant
30000
Total cost
130000
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