# Lidded Bowl in Prase

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MISERONI, Gasparo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/miseroni-gasparo-r01b12b145607c6>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Prase, set in enamelled gold and various gems, 19 x 24 x 16 cm

## Commentary

Prase is a gemstone from the quartz family, which has been greatly coveted since ancient times. The Greeks named it for its characteristic leek-green colour. An unusually large piece of this rare stone was used for this lidded bowl, set in enamelled gold, rubies, emeralds, pearls, onyx cameos.

## Related artworks

- [Bowl in the Shape of a Shell](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/miseroni-gasparo-r01b12b145607c6/bowl-in-the-shape-of-a-shell-rca204db63f787a>)
- [Dragon Bowl](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/miseroni-gasparo-r01b12b145607c6/dragon-bowl-r1977332c40af31>)
- [Ten-passed Basin with Head of Medusa](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/miseroni-gasparo-r01b12b145607c6/ten-passed-basin-with-head-of-medusa-r1e209f46843100>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)