Monstrans, The object is made up of parts that are driven, beaten, cast or forged, and which are attached by soldering, brazing or with the help of pins. Remarkable is the six-lobed foot, driven from red copper, the two lobes on the sides of the monstrance being wider than the others and having a brace shape. Furthermore, the mutually identical figures in the niches of the buttresses and the figure of Mary with the Child on the lid, and the finely ribbed edges on the cylinder frames. The lunula and the cylinder glass are missing. The same applies to the parts of the demolished hexagonal
Monstrans, The object is made up of parts that are driven, beaten, cast or forged, and which are attached by soldering, brazing or with the help of pins. Remarkable is the six-lobed foot, driven from red copper, the two lobes on the sides of the monstrance being wider than the others and having a brace shape. Furthermore, the mutually identical figures in the niches of the buttresses and the figure of Mary with the Child on the lid, and the finely ribbed edges on the cylinder frames. The lunula and the cylinder glass are missing. The same applies to the parts of the demolished hexagonal lantern. Rough soldering against the bottom of the lower cabinet frame., anonymous, Keulen (possibly), c. 1500 - c. 1550, copper (metal), soldering, h cm w 21 cm
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