Balance standard with a counterweight Balance, The foot of the balance is three-step in cross-section. It is made up of a vaulted section decorated with mauresques in a low relief and a low platform with a straight wall with a block frame. On this are three intertwined lizards that bear the multi-profiled shaft. The lower part of the shaft decorated with masks is octagonal in two points. There is a female figure on it, which is naked on the front and covered with a skin or cloak on the back. It bears a trunk made up of three balusters adorned with leaves, interrupted by a four-sided section with a schematic engraved ornamentation (the latter section probably a later addition or replacement). On it stands a male herm who carries the engraved holder of the hinged dolphin-shaped crossbar. The hinged support beam of the bowls is suspended from the curling snout of the dolphin with a ring and a rectangular hook. The hook has an engraved decoration and a separate bottom section made of leaf motifs. The support beam is decorated with low relief bandwork on roughened ground. He is crowned by an openwork gilt silver needle (partially broken off). The scales are missing. The tail of the dolphin forms a loop. This is connected by means of a wire (renewed), which is guided along a wheel in the shaft, to the corresponding counterweight., Wenzel Jamnitzer (attributed to workshop of), Neurenberg, c. 1560 - c. 1570, bronze (metal), silver (metal), gilding, h 38.5 cm × w 12.5 cm × d 8.0 cm
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Balance standard, counterweight Balance, foot, balance, three-step, cross-section, up, vaulted section decorated, mauresques, low relief, low platform, straight wall, block frame, three intertwined lizards, bear, multi-profiled shaft, lower part, shaft decorated, masks, octagonal, two points, female figure, naked, front, covered, skin, cloak, back, bears, trunk, three balusters adorned, leaves, interrupted, four-sided section, schematic engraved ornamentation, latter section, later addition, replacement, stands, male herm, carries, engraved holder, hinged dolphin-shaped crossbar, hinged support beam, bowls, suspended, curling snout, dolphin, ring, rectangular hook, hook, engraved decoration, separate bottom section, leaf motifs, support beam, decorated, low relief bandwork, roughened ground, crowned, openwork gilt black-and-white needle, partially broken off, scales, missing, tail, dolphin forms, loop, connected, means, wire, renewed, guided, wheel, shaft, corresponding counterweight, Wenzel Jamnitzer, attributed, workshop, Neurenberg, c, 1560, 1570, bronze, metal, black-and-white, gilding
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