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So-called Pyramid

dated 1653 | Dionysio Miseroni

Dionysio Miseroni created this spectacular vessel from a single large piece of rock crystal. From the basal vase he cut four additional cylinders, which can be stacked into a pyramid. It bears the date 1653 and a dedication to Emperor Ferdinand III. Already during his lifetime, the “pyramid” in the imperial treasury was widely famous.

So-called Pyramid
So-called Pyramid

Dionysio Miseroni created this spectacular vessel from a single large piece of rock crystal. From the basal vase he cut four additional cylinders, which can be stacked into a pyramid. It bears the date 1653 and a dedication to Emperor Ferdinand III. Already during his lifetime, the “pyramid” in the imperial treasury was widely famous.

Artist:
Dionysio Miseroni , Steinschnitt (um 1607 Prag - 1661 Prag) DNB

Time:
dated 1653

Object Name
Centrepiece; Vessel

Culture
Prague

Material/technology:
Rock crystal, gilded silver, gold, enamel

Dimensions:
25,4 cm × 13 cm

Signed
DM

Inscribed
F III C A 1653 (Ferdinandus tertius Caesar Augustus)

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer

Invs.
Kunstkammer, 2252