Beaker
Object type: Beaker
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: German
Artist: Hans Greiff
Artist bio: German, active ca. 1470–died 1516 Ingolstadt
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1480
Medium: Horn, gilded silver mounts and cover
Dimensions: Overall: 9 1/2 x 2 9/16 x 3 1/16 in. (24.1 x 6.4 x 7.8 cm)
vessel (a) only: 6 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 3 1/16 in. (15.6 x 6.4 x 7.8 cm)
Lid (b) only: 3 1/4 x diam. 2 13/16 in. (8.3 x diam. 7.2 cm)
Classification: Horn|Metalwork-Silver
Geography: Made in Ingolstadt  Bavaria Germany  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917