Caption

Wooden pear-shaped tankard, probably a peg tankard, carved, round, richly decorated with bas-reliefs depicting Passion scenes, with 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 the top two are missing. Inscriptions; religious/Gospel motifs; human figures; decorative art;, noted. 17th century, Scandinavia. Vessel; height 23.5 cm, width 20.5 cm., A carved round wooden container with a lid sits on a smooth surface against a light gray background; the object is dark brown with areas of lighter brown highlights and small pale dots along the lid edge, and it features intricate raised carvings of figures and decorative patterns around its sides, a prominent carved vertical handle or strap on the front with detailed motifs, and sculpted elements on top that rise above the lid.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_242

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68.7Mb (1.3Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Wooden pear-shaped tankard 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 Inscriptions religious Gospel motifs human figures decorative art noted 17th century Scandinavia Vessel height 23.5 cm width 20.5 cm carved round wooden container lid sits smooth surface light gray background object dark brown areas lighter brown highlights small pale dots lid edge features intricate raised carvings figures decorative patterns sides prominent vertical handle strap front detailed motifs sculpted elements top rise lid.