Drinking bowl with Scylla and Minos, Round, gold-plated silver drinking bowl surrounded by a leaf wreath (see above). In the middle Minos, the besieger, seated on his horse that jumps to the left, in front of the gate of Niseia, the city that fell into his hands because of the betrayal of the king's daughter Scylla. She stands on the tower and shows the enemy for whom she was ignited in love, the golden hair of her father, Nisus, from which he derived his power and that she stole him at night. In the foreground two sitting and two standing soldiers. On the second plan: three women on the left, and a military procession on the right. In the background the city on the water with ships, Frederik Hendrik (Prince of the Netherlands), anonymous, 1598, silver (metal), gilding, h 18.2 cm × d 22.8 cm d 19 cm w 995 gr
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Drinking bowl, Scylla, Minos, Round, gold-plated black-and-white drinking bowl surrounded, leaf wreath, see, middle Minos, besieger, seated, horse, jumps, left, front, gate, Niseia, city, fell, hands, betrayal, king's daughter Scylla, stands, tower, enemy, whom, ignited, love, golden hair, father, Nisus, derived, power, stole, night, foreground two sitting, two standing soldiers, second plan, three women, military procession, right, background, water, ships, Frederik Hendrik, Prince, Netherlands, 1598, black-and-white, metal, gilding
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