Triton with shell serving as saltcellar
Object type: Statuette
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian, Rome
Artist: Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Artist bio: Italian, Naples 1598–1680 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: third quarter 17th century
Medium: Copper, parcel gilt and silver-gilt
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 5 1/16 × 4 7/8 × 4 7/16 in. (12.9 × 12.4 × 11.3 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession year: 1964
Tags: Triton|Shells