MILAN, CIRCA 1550-1575; THE HANDLES AND GILT-METAL MOUNTS LATER

• made from three pieces of rock crystal; two ring handles in the shape of a sphinx, mermaid or winged chimera, attached with mounts that pierce the central body, carved from a single block, the central body resembles a flattened globe and has a short neck
• 20,3 x28,6 cm (8,0 x11,3in)