Box

  • Titles Box (Descriptive)
  • Medium ivory, gold
  • Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Catherine Collins, 1964.103.11
  • Work Type box
  • Classification Containers

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Oval black basalt intaglio with image of Cupid shaping his bow, set in brass mount with ring to hang as pendant
Papal medallion cast, Pope Urban VIII (1568-1644), reigned as pope from 6 August 1623 to his death in 1644. He expanded the papal territory by force of arms and advantageous politicking, and was also a prominent patron of the arts and a reformer of Church missions. However, the massive debts incurred during his pontificate greatly weakened his successors, who were unable to maintain the papacy's longstanding political and military influence in Europe. He was also involved in a controversy with Galileo and his theory on heliocentrism during his reign. He is the most recent pope to date to take the pontifical name of Urban upon being elected as pope.
Small, round medallion of white jasper with green jasper dip and white relief decoration with the scene of "Nike and a Warrior," Nike carrying a palm branch to symbolize victory, she stands on one side of a statue of Athena with a helmeted warrior on the other, set into a simple silver mount with an eye for hanging.
Bow porcelain figure of a male figure, with a fabric draped around and grapes on wines as a wreath on his head. He holds a cup in one hand and grapes over the cup with the other hand. His elbow rest on a tall container of grapes. He stands on a painted rococo style scroll base, painted in burgundy and gold. His game of hunted rabbit hangs by his side.