Wedding coffin with carved decoration, including 'Samson torit den lowen', Oak wedding coffin, adorned on the front with two carved reliefs within an arch resting on Tuscan pilasters. Below the relief on the left a cartouche with scrollwork motifs: 'Samson torit den lowen', below the court: 'Samson so bad'. In the middle a hermcaryatide and atlant, above which a lion's mask. Above the reliefs a cobblestone head surrounded by scrolling and on the corner posts hermatlants. The sides show a lion's mask with rolling work. Two iron handles on the sides., Hans Gudewerdt (I) (workshop of), Eckernförde, c. 1600 - c. 1610, wood (plant material), oak (wood), iron (metal), h 50.0 cm × w 85.5 cm × d 50.5 cm × w 37 kg
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Wedding coffin, carved decoration, Samson torit den lowen, Oak wedding coffin, adorned, front, two carved reliefs within, arch resting, Tuscan pilasters, relief, left, cartouche, scrollwork motifs, court, Samson, bad, middle, hermcaryatide, atlant, lion's mask, reliefs, cobblestone head surrounded, scrolling, corner posts hermatlants, sides, rolling work, Two iron handles, Hans Gudewerdt, I, workshop, Eckernförde, c, 1600, 1610, wood, plant material, oak, iron, metal
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