Frieze from the left side of an oak mantelpiece, A frieze from the left side of a mantelpiece. A procession of rising putti starts at the sides, which are closed by hanging festoons. The frieze continues in the main frame and shows, in low relief, a continuous representation of putti, who go up from both sides with offerings and garlands and while playing musical instruments to an altar in the middle, on which the sacrificial fire is lit. 308-1). The architrave and cornice are missing., anonymous, Northern Netherlands, c. 1650, wood (plant material), cutting, h 19.5 cm × w 68 cm
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