Caption
Reliquienbehälter with the figure of salvation. Georg, Two gold-plated silver reliquaries depicting Saint George and the dragon, photomechanical print, number: '36.', number: 'p.11, 3, 15', inscription: 'Blatt 62, Silber und vergoldet. 15. Jahrh., Im Besitze des Herrn Kaminski, Kreisgerichtsrath in Elbing. - 2) Silberner Reliquien-, Behälter with the Figur of Salvation. George. 15 Years. Im Besitz der St. Georgi-, Bruderschaft in Elbing.', Elblag, cliché maker: anonymous, after sculpture by anonymous, printer (person): attributed to Johann Baptist Obernetter, Munich, 1869 - 1887, photographer, after sculpture by, printer (person), Bavaria, Warminsko-Mazurskie voivodship, Attributed to, pasteboard, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 228 mm x width 192 mm, height 431 mm x width 540 mm, the warrior martyr George (Georgius), possible attributes: banner (red cross on white field), (red) cross, dragon, (white) horse, broken lance, shield (with cross), sword, relics (and reliquaries), Germany, Two ornate metallic sculptures sit on decorative stands against a plain background, each depicting armored figures standing atop fantastical creatures; the larger figure on the right wears detailed plate armor with decorative rosettes at the shoulders and a crown of foliage, holding a sword aloft in one hand and gripping a scaled, winged creature by the neck with the other, while the creature beneath has batlike wings, a curled tail, and a grotesque head; the smaller figure on the left wears armor and a flowing sash, raising a curved blade above its head and standing on a base adorned with curling serpentine forms and a circular ornamental element, both sculptures resting on intricately carved supports with scrolling motifs and small sculpted figures.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26A76_219
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