Table ornament
This table ornament is an ode to the Earth and all that it brings forth, as well as an unsurpassed display of artistic and technical skill. The stem of the dish represents Mother Earth. She is surrounded by flowers, herbs and small animals – all cast from specimens collected in the wild. The lives of actual animals were sacrificed to model the young grass snakes and lizards.
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Table ornament
This table ornament is an ode to the Earth and all that it brings forth, as well as an unsurpassed display of artistic and technical skill. The stem of the dish represents Mother Earth. She is surrounded by flowers, herbs and small animals – all cast from specimens collected in the wild. The lives of actual animals were sacrificed to model the young grass snakes and lizards.
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Dit tafelstuk is een lofzang o ...... dieren het leven moeten laten.
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This table ornament is an ode ...... oung grass snakes and lizards.
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BK-17040-A
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Rijksmuseum
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Table ornament
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Tafelstuk
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1549
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1549
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diameter 46,0 cm
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diameter 46.0 cm
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height 99.8 cm
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hoogte 99,8 cm
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Collectie: edele metalen
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provenance
…; from the Duke of Hamilton, ...... ransferred to the museum, 1960
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second quarter 16th century
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tweede kwart 16e eeuw
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