Ewer, ca. 1350–80 (ewer); ca. 1400 (mounts), German or Rhenish, Jasper body, silver-gilt mounts, Overall: 13 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 5 9/16 in. (33.7 x 17.1 x 14.1 cm), Lapidary Work-Jasper, A document from the 1500s tells of a search ordered by Emperor Charles IV (crowned at Rome 1355-died 1378) for semiprecious stones in the mountains northwest of Prague. A distinctive type of deep-red jasper, with large inclusions of amethyst and crystal, was found
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Ewer, ca, 1350–80, ewer, 1400, mounts, German, Rhenish, Jasper body, silver-gilt mounts, Overall, 13 1/4 x 6 3/4 5 9/16, 33.7 17.1 14.1 cm, Lapidary Work-Jasper, document, 1500s tells, search ordered, Emperor Charles, IV, crowned, Rome 1355-died, 1378, semiprecious stones, mountains northwest, Prague, distinctive type, deep-red jasper, large inclusions, amethyst, crystal
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