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Salt Cellar with Hercules Motifs by Unknown — VisualArtsDB

Salt Cellar with Hercules Motifs

Salt Cellar with Hercules Motifs

1545–1555

Medium: Enamel on metal
Dimensions: 6.67 x 8.6 x 7.6 cm (2 5/8 x 3 3/8 x 3 in.)
Genre: Vessel
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Hexagonal salt cellar with a profile portrait of "LA BELLE DIANIRA" on top and "IE SUIS EV RYSTHÉE" on the bottom. Each side is painted with scenes from the life and labours of Hercules: "HERC VINCIT LEON"; HERCULES ERCHLESEC (scene with bull); CERBERE LID... (Hydra); HERCULES VINCIT CACUS; HERCULES SVIS APELES; LA NATIVITE DE HERCULES"

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