Tabernacle door with coat of arms of the Piccolomini, Tabernacle door of walnut. Two Corinthian half-columns on a cloaked base flank a niche and support the main frame. The frieze and the base are decorated with leaf and flower motifs. Hanging bell clocks are placed on either side of the half-columns. The attachment shows a Christ's head in the middle within an onion-shaped medallion, surrounded by aisles and flanked by a bird, vase with flame and a cherub head. At the bottom a cherub above a coat of arms with the coat of arms of the Piccolomini., anonymous, Siena, 1485 - 1500, wood (plant material), walnut (hardwood), gilding (material), gilding, h 34 cm × w 17 cm × d 3.5 cm
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Tabernacle door, coat, arms, Piccolomini, walnut, Two Corinthian half-columns, cloaked base flank, niche, support, main frame, frieze, base, decorated, leaf, flower motifs, Hanging bell clocks, placed, side, half-columns, attachment, Christ's head, middle within, onion-shaped medallion, surrounded, aisles, flanked, bird, vase, flame, cherub head, bottom, cherub, Siena, 1485, 1500, wood, plant material, hardwood, gilding, material
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