Wooden tankard, carved, probably a peg tankard, maker, 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 cylindrical container with a lid sits against a light gray background, the container rendered in rich brown tones with darker and lighter brown variations; the lid is topped by sculpted protrusions and a ring of small pale bead-like elements, and the body is covered in detailed low-relief carved figures and decorative motifs, casting ...
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Wooden tankard, carved, probably a peg tankard, maker, 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 cylindrical container with a lid sits against a light gray background, the container rendered in rich brown tones with darker and lighter brown variations; the lid is topped by sculpted protrusions and a ring of small pale bead-like elements, and the body is covered in detailed low-relief carved figures and decorative motifs, casting a subtle shadow to the left on the surface below.

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Wooden tankard carved peg tankard maker 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 cylindrical container lid sits light gray background container rendered rich brown tones darker lighter brown variations topped sculpted protrusions ring small pale bead- elements body covered detailed low-relief figures decorative motifs casting subtle shadow left surface .

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