Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures
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Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures
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The Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures is a salt cellar in carved ivory, made in the Kingdom of Benin in West Africa in the 16th century, for the European market. It is attributed to an unknown master or workshop who has been given the name Master of the Heraldic Ship by art historians. It depicts four Portuguese figures, two of higher class and the other two are possibly guards protecting them. In the 16th century, Portuguese visitors ordered ivory salt cellars and ivory spoons similar to this
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltcellar_with_Portuguese_Figures
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2024-01-16T02:16:34Z
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