Saltcellar in baluster form: Bacchic procession; Putti and satyrs

Court, Jean de, II (active 1541-1564, died before 1583)

Item type:

enamel

Date of creation:

1555-1585

Height:

13.0 cm  (5 1/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

enamel on copper

Description

On the foot of the saltcellar a Bacchic procession includes figures with musical instruments. Pan has a syrinx, Fame holds two straight trumpets, and a third figure carries a rectangular psaltery - an object that appears to have a soundhole and string fasteners at each end.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Panpipe [4024] (syrinx)
End-blown trumpet [6556] (Fame holds two straight trumpets)
Psaltery [3677] (rectangular, appears to have a soundhole and string fasteners at each end.)

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

1778