# Ornamental Bowl with Snakes [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, Italian]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Bronze, height 33 cm, diameter 62 cm ## Commentary The classic shape of the cooling vessel can be traced back to ancient examples. The ornamentation, as well as the figural frieze with its nereids, tritons and sea centaurs, was also inspired by antique sources. ## Related artworks - [A Bishop Saint]() - [A Curious Scene]() - [Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel]() - [Adoration of St Mark]() - [Allegorical Portrait of Dante]() - [Altar frontal]() - [Altarpiece \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare]() - [Altarpiece of the Magi]() - [Altarpiece]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()