Tobacco box with scenes from the life of Christ, A copper box in red, with two copper bars at the top and bottom, covering a religious scene. One has an engraved representation of a colombine. The other is unprocessed. The sliders at the bottom of the box are made of yellow copper with similar representations of a dancing man (Comedia dell 'Arte). The religious representations on carved, engraved, silver-plated copper plates are: the worship of the kings, the worship of the shepherds (top of the lid), the proclamation and the visitation (inside of the lid), the flight to Egypt and the baptism in the Jordan (bottom of the box) ). The object is further decorated with engraved branch ornament. The lid is no longer attached to the hinge of the box., Flowers, ornament, anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1700 - c. 1725, brass (alloy), copper (metal), h 3.2 cm × w 12.9 cm × d 5.8 cm
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Tobacco box, scenes, life, Christ, copper box, red, two copper bars, top, bottom, covering, religious scene, engraved representation, colombine, unprocessed, sliders, box, yellow copper, representations, dancing man, Comedia dell 'Arte, religious representations, carved, engraved, black-and-white-plated copper plates, worship, kings, shepherds, lid, proclamation, visitation, inside, flight, Egypt, baptism, Jordan, object, further decorated, engraved branch ornament, no longer attached, hinge, Flowers, ornament, Netherlands, c, 1700, 1725, brass, alloy, copper, metal
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