Time, Tempus, Die Zeit (title on object), Zennebeeld (series title), In the front stands the winged personification of Time on the zodiac with a mirror in his right hand and a snake biting its own tail in his left, symbol for eternity. Behind him four putti in front of a ruin. The two putti with sun and crescent moon write history. In the background another personification of Time with an hourglass, possibly a reference to Charon, the ferryman of the underworld. Above a three-line text in Latin and below a three-line text in German., print, print maker: Jeremias Wachsmuth, (mentioned on object

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Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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