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A NUREMBERG BRASS ALMS BOWL
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A NUREMBERG BRASS ALMS BOWL

LATE 15TH EARLY 16TH CENTURY

Fermé2 November 2011

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GBP 1,500

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A NUREMBERG BRASS ALMS BOWL
LATE 15TH EARLY 16TH CENTURY
With deep sides and punch-decorated border struck with a maker's mark, the boss with the Agnus Dei or sacrificial lamb with a chalice and flag
10 in. (26 cm.) diameter

Note du spécialiste

The centre of this dish depicts a lamb, the sacrificial animal in ancient near eastern religious rites, which was adopted by the early Christians as the symbol of Christ in his sacrificial role