Hedwig beaker
This is one of sixteen extant Hedwig glasses, a type of beaker named after Saint Hedwig of Silesia (1174–1234), who owned two of them. According to an inscription on the bottom of this glass, it belonged a German count in 1643. The glass was then thought to be a thousand years old. In fact, it probably originated in the 12th century and was made in Sicily.
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Hedwig beaker
This is one of sixteen extant Hedwig glasses, a type of beaker named after Saint Hedwig of Silesia (1174–1234), who owned two of them. According to an inscription on the bottom of this glass, it belonged a German count in 1643. The glass was then thought to be a thousand years old. In fact, it probably originated in the 12th century and was made in Sicily.
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Dit is een van de zestien nog ...... n werd het op Sicilië gemaakt.
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This is one of sixteen extant ...... entury and was made in Sicily.
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Rijksmuseum
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Hedwig beaker
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Hedwig-beker
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c. 1100 - c. 1200
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ca. 1100 - ca. 1200
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diameter 13 cm
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diameter 13 cm
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height 14.7 cm
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hoogte 14,7 cm
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Collectie: glas
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Collection: glass
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12e eeuw
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12th century
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