Closing weight of eight Amsterdam Brabant Pond, Georg Schüller, Before 1659 The object consists of eighteen parts, which are cast, turned or cashed down: ten weights, the container and the lid (which together form the house), a hinge, a closing bracket, two handle -putting, the handle and a loose ring applied under the button . The weights, bins and lid have the center point on the inside, and are decorated on the inside and outside with rings. The house has narrow punched ribs on the outside. The intervening surfaces of the wall of the house have punched a decorating bows and in the middle, a

Closing weight of eight Amsterdam Brabant Pond, Georg Schüller, Before 1659 The object consists of eighteen parts, which are cast, turned or cashed down: ten weights, the container and the lid (which together form the house), a hinge, a closing bracket, two handle -putting, the handle and a loose ring applied under the button . The weights, bins and lid have the center point on the inside, and are decorated on the inside and outside with rings. The house has narrow punched ribs on the outside. The intervening surfaces of the wall of the house have punched a decorating bows and in the middle, among other things, a chosen ornament of women's heads from the side. The hinges and handle steps are sounded. The hinge ends on the wall of the house in a three -pass and ends on the lid in two profiled mounting parts, which rise in a sharp angle towards the pivot point. In between, the button of the handle should fit. The closing bracket is more or less profiled in a similar way and can be fixed against the wall of the house. The handle steps have profiled button shape. The handle has a simple button in the middle (with a connecting loose ring) and two stylized animal heads on either side. On the lid the brands GS above a crossed arrow and key, a hand between letters I and A. Furthermore, the number 8 and the year 1659 and a hand. On the inside of the lid a letter A, which has been applied with three strokes. In the bottom of the container the number 4, the hand between letters I and A, and a hand. On the bottom of the first weight the number I (= 1 pound) and marks mentioned above. These also occur on the third weight. On the fourth to the sixth weight a hand between letters I and A, a hand and E. The seventh weight has a Gothic -looking I, the eighth and ninth weight in the soil and the closing signs have no chosen signs. The right handle in the right has been torn and bent. Nuremberg brass (alloy) casting The object consists of eighteen parts, which are cast, turned or cas

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