Caption

Wooden pear-shaped tankard, so-called peg tankard, carved, round, richly decorated with bas-reliefs depicting Passion scenes and a Resurrection of Christ scene on the lid; lid rim and handle decorated with plant motifs and masks and studded with ivory pins; center has a row of vertically driven metal pegs placed at regular intervals top two missing. Inscribed; figurative motifs of Gospel/Passion scenes and human figures. 17th century, Scandinavia. Vessel. Height 23.5 cm, width 20.5 cm., An intricately carved wooden vessel with a domed lid and a curved handle sits against a plain neutral background; the vessel displays detailed relief scenes around its cylindrical body and ornate scrolling decorations on the handle and lid, with small round insets visible on the lid and handle; the object is predominantly brown with lighter ivory-colored round accents and subtle variations in wood tone, set on a gray backdrop.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_237

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (1.7Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Wooden pear-shaped tankard -called peg tankard carved round richly decorated bas-reliefs depicting Passion scenes Resurrection Christ scene lid lid rim handle decorated plant motifs masks studded ivory pins center row vertically driven metal pegs placed regular intervals top two missing Inscribed figurative motifs Gospel human figures 17th century Scandinavia Vessel Height 23.5 cm width 20.5 cm intricately wooden vessel domed lid curved handle sits plain neutral background vessel displays detailed relief scenes cylindrical body ornate scrolling decorations small round insets visible object predominantly brown lighter ivory-colored round accents subtle variations wood tone set gray backdrop.