Caption

Wooden tankard, carved, probably a peg tankard, religious scenes, Gospel scenes, Resurrection of Christ iconography, inscriptions, vessels, Passion Bible; New Testament, human figures, figurative motifs, decorative art. Wooden pear-shaped tankard, so-called peg tankard, round, richly decorated with bas-reliefs depicting Passion scenes, with a Resurrection scene on the lid. The lid rim and handle are decorated with plant motifs and masks, and studded with ivory pins. In the center is a row of vertically driven metal pegs placed at regular intervals the top two are missing. 17th century, Scandinavia. Vessel. Height 23.5 cm, width 20.5 cm., A carved wooden tankard with an open lid sits against a plain light gray background; the tankard is a deep brown color with darker and lighter variations, and its cylindrical body is covered in intricate relief carvings depicting a group of human figures and decorative patterns, while the hinged circular lid shows worn textures and circular carving details; a curved ornate handle with scrollwork and a small pale circular accent attaches the lid to the body, and the object casts a soft shadow on the surface beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_236

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (2.3Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Wooden tankard carved peg tankard religious scenes Gospel scenes Resurrection Christ iconography inscriptions vessels Passion Bible New Testament human figures figurative motifs decorative art Wooden pear-shaped tankard -called peg tankard round richly decorated bas-reliefs depicting Passion scenes Resurrection scene lid lid rim handle decorated plant motifs masks studded ivory pins center row vertically driven metal pegs placed regular intervals top two missing 17th century Scandinavia Vessel Height 23.5 cm width 20.5 cm carved wooden tankard open sits plain light gray background tankard deep brown color darker lighter variations cylindrical body covered intricate relief carvings depicting group decorative patterns hinged circular lid worn textures circular carving details curved ornate scrollwork small pale circular accent attaches body object casts soft shadow surface beneath .