39 keys from the collection of Emmanuel Vita Israël, anonymous, c. 1200 - c. 1400

bronze (metal), h 8.5cm × w 3cm More details

The Amsterdam apothecary and art collector Emmanuel Vita Israël. He donated his collection, comprising keys dating from Roman antiquity to the 19th century, to the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap (Royal Antiquarian Society) in 1937. Vita Israël claimed that his key collection had grown more or less by accident: being one of the few collectors of keys, dealers automatically made their way to him.

Identification

Title(s)

39 keys from the collection of Emmanuel Vita Israël
Pijpsleutel

Object type

Object number

BK-KOG-2054

Description

Pijpsleutel, zgn. "bisschopssleutel" waarvan de vierhoekige greep bestaat uit een omlijsting insluitend een dunne middenstuk, dat met gaatjes regelmatig geperforeerd is. De omlijsting is bovenaan verhoogd en met een gat doorboord. Aan de ronde schacht zit de gekartelde baard, eveneens met gaatjes geperforeerd.

Creation

Artist

anonymous

Place

Rome

Dating

c. 1200 - c. 1400

Material and Technique

Material

bronze (metal)

Measurements

height 8.5 cm × width 3 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap

Acquisition

loan 20-Nov-1944

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; donated by Emanuël Vita Israel (1873-1940), Amsterdam, to the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap, Amsterdam, 1937;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1944

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.26057

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