Chalice, The driven and hammered object consists of foot (with the edge), trunk, nodus and cuppa. The lower trunk part, the nodus and the upper part are arranged and riveted around the trunk. The cuppa is attached to the rosette. The foot has six lobes with a profiled flared edge, which is placed against the foot in six parts. On one of them a cross with oblique ends is engraved on a blocked field. The nodus has six facets, on which are stylized four-leaf rosettes, and six leaf-like motifs on top and bottom. The cuppa is enclosed at the bottom in a six-leafed chalice with engraved ornament. The foot has two tremble stitches at the bottom, which suggest that it has been inspected., anonymous, Germany, c. 1475 - c. 1525, brass (alloy), gilding, h 16.8 cm d 13.4 cm d 9.8 cm
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Chalice, driven, hammered object consists, foot, edge, trunk, nodus, cuppa, lower trunk part, upper part, arranged, riveted, attached, rosette, six lobes, profiled flared edge, placed, six parts, cross, oblique ends, engraved, blocked field, six facets, stylized four-leaf rosettes, six leaf- motifs, top, bottom, enclosed, six-leafed chalice, engraved ornament, two tremble stitches, suggest, inspected, Germany, c, 1475, 1525, brass, alloy, gilding
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