Chalice, The object consists of foot, trunk, nodus and cuppa. A copper rim, consisting of six pieces, is soldered against the copper base tinned from below. To the trunk are resp. the lower trunk part, the nodus and the upper part mounted and riveted. The cuppa placed on a yellow copper rosette was made of red copper and tinned on the inside. The object is gilded, with the exception of the bottom of the foot. The base has six lobes with awkwardly engraved triple ornament in a gothic style and a Maltese cross. The foot runs hexagonal to the center. The trunk is also hexagonal. The nodus has six facets, on which stylized four-leaf rosettes are engraved, and furthermore six protuberances with engraved three-pass decorations on top and bottom. Furthermore, molded leaf edges are provided on both sides of the nodus., anonymous, Germany, c. 1500 - c. 1550, brass (alloy), copper (metal), soldering, h 17.4 cm d 15.6 cm d 10.3 cm
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Chalice, object consists, foot, trunk, nodus, cuppa, copper rim, consisting, six pieces, soldered, copper base tinned, resp, lower trunk part, upper part mounted, riveted, cuppa placed, yellow copper rosette, red copper, tinned, inside, object, gilded, exception, bottom, base, six lobes, awkwardly engraved triple ornament, gothic style, Maltese cross, foot runs hexagonal, center, hexagonal, six facets, stylized four-leaf rosettes, engraved, furthermore six protuberances, engraved three-pass decorations, top, Furthermore, molded leaf edges, provided, sides, Germany, c, 1500, 1550, brass, alloy, copper, metal, soldering
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