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Bowl set with coins
parcel-silver-gilt, Roman coins
c. 1500 - 1600
3.7 cm height; 14 cm diameter; with handle 18.5 cm diameter
Heraldry:: shield of arms of a bear seated holding a sword flanked by the initials P.S. (engraved on the base)
Inscription/Mark (inscription on the middle medallion)
Provenance:
Place of Creation: Switzerland (probably)
Place of Creation: Germany (possibly)
WA2013.1.23
One-handled bowl, the boss with a medallion of Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the well, around this are set sixteen Roman coins. On the handle a devil and scrollwork. The gilding perhaps later.
Literature:
Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.
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