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Ostrich Egg Cup and Cover: Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes
Ostrich Egg Cup and Cover: Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes

Ostrich Egg Cup and Cover: Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes

Datec. 1600-c. 1610
Mediumostrich egg, gilded silver
DimensionsOverall: 42.6 x 12.4 cm (16 3/4 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit LineThe Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Category
    Object numberAGOID.29148
    Copyright
    © 2017 Art Gallery of Ontario
    Location
    • Gallery 114 Thomson European

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