Dish with IHS monogram, armillary sphere, and Portuguese royal arms
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Title (Dublin Core)
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Dish with IHS monogram, armillary sphere, and Portuguese royal arms
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Description (Dublin Core)
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While the doglike lions illustrate a Chinese theme, the Portuguese coat of arms and the armillary sphere (a type of celestial globe) are often found on works made for Portugal in the early sixteenth century. The letters "I.H.S.," a well-known Latin reference to Jesus Christ, would later be adopted by the Jesuits (Society of Jesus founded in 1534) as a symbol for their order.
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Inscription: In two medallions: IHS
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Identifier (Dublin Core)
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67.4
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Coverage (Dublin Core)
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China
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Spatial Coverage (Dublin Core)
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Portuguese
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Date (Dublin Core)
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ca. 1520 - 40
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Publisher (Dublin Core)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Rights (Dublin Core)
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OA-Public Domain
