| Benvenuto Cellini's Salt Cellar and Silver Spoon | |
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Origin |
Benvenuto Cellini |
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Type |
Salt Cellar and Silver Spoon |
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Effects |
Turns organic matter into salt |
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Downsides |
Effects |
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Activation |
Sprinkling salt onto something organic |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
677204-1586 |
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Shelf |
410873-6259-118 |
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Date of Collection |
May 17, 2003 |
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Origins[]
Benvenuto Cellini was a flutist, but first and foremost a goldsmith. He crafted with gold and silver artwork, especially statues, in Rome, France and Florence. In Rome, he had ties through his work to the Papacy and the Vatican, which landed him in hot water several times.
The salt cellar was made for Francis I of France. It has a male and female figure, representing the sea and earth, respectively. On May 11, 2003, it was stolen from the Kunsthistorisches Museum, which was covered by scaffolding at that time due to reconstruction works. The museum had offered a reward of € 1,000,000 for its recovery. It was found on January 21, 2006 buried in a lead box in a forest.
Effects[]
When salt from the cellar is sprinkled upon organic matter with the paired silver spoon, it turns it into salt. Useful for small targets, but rather ineffective against larger objects.