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| Keywords: Ostricup.jpg Artwork Creator Clement Kicklinger Ostrich Egg Standing Cup The combination of exotic naturalia and refined gold work makes this cup a typical Kunstkammer or Wunderkammer piece On top of a pierced base with sturdy coral trunks a Moor leads an ostrich on a long chain the bird carrying its own egg on its back It also has a horseshoe in its beak which even in the sixteenth century was a bringer of luck The motif of ostriches as eaters of iron derives from classical legend and means 'strength through resistance' because the bird is so robust that it can digest stone and iron and draw nourishment from them The corals are complementary because they were considered to be a remedy against lumps in the intestines and the blood as well as providing protection against the evil eye and magic institution Kunsthistorisches Museum http //www wga hu/support/viewer/z html Image from Web Gallery of Art Public Domain Other versions PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Collection of Sculpture and Decorative Arts Kunsthistorisches Museum Ostrich eggs in museums Ostriches in art | ||||
