Caption

Water tincture, Schweiger, Matthias fl. ca. 1623–1635 goldsmith; author; herms decorative elements; lions; flowers ornament; fruit ornament; acanthus ornament. Jug with a spherical belly decorated with repoussé bouquets of flowers and fruit in acanthus reserves; on the side a spout in the shape of a female half-figure holding a conch; on the axis a plastic handle formed of channel sections connected by a winged herm of a woman. The cover is topped with a plastic lion standing on its hind legs. 1630–1635; Augsburg, Germany. Vessel; height 28 cm, width 14 cm, depth 30 cm., A decorative metallic vessel with a shiny golden surface rests against a pale gray background, featuring an ornate rounded body decorated with raised floral and scrollwork patterns, a curved ornate handle with scrolling motifs on one side, and a spout shaped with a small human-like figure holding a shell on the other; a domed lid topped by a small animal-like figurine sits on the top, and the vessel stands on an elaborately carved pedestal base with layered circular sections and matching embossed ornamentation.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A10_146

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Keywords

Water tincture Schweiger Matthias fl ca 1623–1635 goldsmith author herms decorative elements lions flowers ornament fruit ornament acanthus ornament Jug spherical belly decorated repoussé bouquets flowers fruit acanthus reserves side spout shape female half-figure holding conch axis plastic handle formed channel sections connected winged herm woman cover topped plastic lion standing hind legs 1630–1635 Augsburg Germany Vessel height 28 cm width 14 cm depth 30 cm decorative metallic vessel shiny golden surface rests pale gray background featuring ornate rounded body decorated raised floral scrollwork patterns curved ornate handle scrolling motifs spout shaped small human- figure holding shell domed lid topped small animal- figurine sits top vessel stands elaborately carved pedestal base layered circular sections matching embossed ornamentation.