Knife
14th / 15th c.; ca. 1500 (mounting)
Secular Treasures in an Ecclesiastical Context. As bishops and abbots of important monasteries held court like secular princes they, too, owned precious tableware that was stored in their treasuries. Decorative objects and ornamental vessels were also frequently donated to religious institutions by the faithful so that originally secular artefacts often acquired new functions as liturgical instruments or reliquaries.
Secular Treasures in an Ecclesiastical Context. As bishops and abbots of important monasteries held court like secular princes they, too, owned precious tableware that was stored in their treasuries. Decorative objects and ornamental vessels were also frequently donated to religious institutions by the faithful so that originally secular artefacts often acquired new functions as liturgical instruments or reliquaries.
Time:
14th / 15th c.; ca. 1500 (mounting)
Object Name
Tableware
Culture
German (?)
Material/technology:
Rock crystal, gilded silver
Dimensions:
L. 20,2 cm
Inscribed
"ave" (untere Griffmontierung)
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 142
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