Stam Candle Crown, 1525 - 1550 The object consists of an iron rod and an iron split pin and the following cast parts of yellow copper: the hanging ring, the maria figure with the crown rowed on her head, the trunk, the lion's head with the tensile ring. The hanging ring turns at the bottom into an eight -fold tube. The maria figure placed on the crescent moon is surrounded by a jet wreath. Her rug is decorated with punched star motifs, the hem of the mantle has been punched. The hair reaches the back to the waist. Her crown is composed of five leaves. The trunk is formed in such a way that the
Stam Candle Crown, 1525 - 1550 The object consists of an iron rod and an iron split pin and the following cast parts of yellow copper: the hanging ring, the maria figure with the crown rowed on her head, the trunk, the lion's head with the tensile ring. The hanging ring turns at the bottom into an eight -fold tube. The maria figure placed on the crescent moon is surrounded by a jet wreath. Her rug is decorated with punched star motifs, the hem of the mantle has been punched. The hair reaches the back to the waist. Her crown is composed of five leaves. The trunk is formed in such a way that there are two balls and a few double to be recognized by a rib holy -round profiles. The trunk has two stand rings with eight notches each, which are unnoticed, or are marked with one to seven points. The stand rings are decorated with fine grooves. On the bottom round, narrowing end of the trunk is an iron ring, which is attached with two cams. There are also in the lower end resp. Drilled twice once and twice two round holes. These holes correspond with the openings in the round (not matching the bayonet closure) on the lion's head, which masks the bottom of the trunk. There is a ring in the muzzle of the lion, the ends of which have not sounded together. Through the trunk, the maria figure and the hanging ring, the round wrought iron rod is riveted, which ends in a button at the bottom and has the gap at the top, so that the split pin is stabbed. With the maria figure, the sounded hands, the scepter and the child are missing. Southern Netherlands brass (alloy). iron (metal) casting / forging The object consists of an iron rod and an iron split pin and the following cast parts of yellow copper: the hanging ring, the maria figure with the crown rowed on her head, the trunk, the lion's head with the tensile ring. The hanging ring turns at the bottom into an eight -fold tube. The maria figure placed on the crescent moon is surrounded by a jet wreath. Her rug is decorated with punch
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