Coupe, anonymous, anonymous (rejected attribution), c. 1550

Coupe, anonymous, anonymous (rejected attribution), c. 1550

agate, h 9.8cm × d 7.9cm More details

Agate – named after the Achates River in Sicily – has been mined in Italy since antiquity. In the mid-16th century the most important deposits of this gemstone were found in German territories, such as the Palatinate.

On display in room 2.3