Identification title(s): kan. Object type: can object number: bk-nm-11402. Description: can made of silver. Completely driven and constructed from lobe ornament. In between medallions with scenes from the legend of marcus curtius. Manufacture. Manufacturer: silversmith: adam van vianen (i). Place of manufacture: utrecht. Date: ca. 1620. Physical characteristics: silver. Material: silver technique: floating. Dimensions: h 30. 4 cm. × w 16. 5 cm. × d 13. 9 cm. Subject: what: gaius mucius scaevola before porsena: he thrusts his right hand into the flames (the body of the king's secretary who erroneously had been killed instead of porsena may be seen lying on the ground), auricular ornament, lobe style ~ ornament. Acquisition: purchase 1899copyright: public domain. Date: circa 1620.
