Lidded goblet, Lid jar with Olympic gods, Jar with lid of carved amber, surrounded by eight bands of gold with superimposed motifs of enamel and precious stones. The crowning glory is an enamelled Minerva figure with shield and lance. Around the belly of the vase, in the amber in six oval and surrounded fields, Olympic gods are presented, Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute), (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena), ornaments, art, Georg Schreiber (attributed to), Königsberg, c. 1600 - c. 1625, amber (fossil resin), gold (metal), emerald (mineral), ruby (mineral), h 32 cm × d 12.0 cm d 9.1 cm
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Lidded goblet, Lid jar, Olympic gods, Jar, lid, carved amber, surrounded, eight bands, gold, superimposed motifs, enamel, precious stones, crowning glory, enamelled Minerva figure, shield, lance, Around, belly, vase, amber, six oval, surrounded fields, presented, Venus, Cupid, mere attribute, story, Minerva, Pallas, Athena, ornaments, art, Georg Schreiber, attributed, Königsberg, c, 1600, 1625, fossil resin, metal, emerald, mineral, ruby
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