Chrismatorium, The cylindrical box rests on three ball feet (one of which has been partially replaced) and has a loose, slightly convex lid with a round button. The body of the box is composed of two parts, the top of which closes on the bottom. A circular representation is driven in low relief on both parts and on the lid. The lower part shows Noah's ark: the ark floats in an infinite sea from which peaks and rocks protrude and in which there are various drowning people clinging to branches or tree trunks and a swimming deer. Furthermore, a pigeon is depicted three times: flying, pecking at a
Chrismatorium, The cylindrical box rests on three ball feet (one of which has been partially replaced) and has a loose, slightly convex lid with a round button. The body of the box is composed of two parts, the top of which closes on the bottom. A circular representation is driven in low relief on both parts and on the lid. The lower part shows Noah's ark: the ark floats in an infinite sea from which peaks and rocks protrude and in which there are various drowning people clinging to branches or tree trunks and a swimming deer. Furthermore, a pigeon is depicted three times: flying, pecking at a rock and ascending with a branch in the mouth. Above all of this there is a cloud sky from which rain, indicated by fine engraving, falls. The upper part shows the Manna Collection. Against a backdrop of tents and houses, many figures with baskets collect the Manna. In the foreground, next to a tent and in the midst of a group of people praying and crying to heaven, are Moses with a sword and with horns on his head and Aaron with miter and bishop's robe. On the lid, a circular branch with apples is driven on a punched fond, two of which eat snaking snakes. Three angels fly around the button in a cloudy sky, surrounded by a slippery band. Along the lower and upper edges of both parts, and along the flat, protruding edge of the lid, there are profile edges, the gathering of manna (in baskets and pots), the dove returns with an olive branch, story of Noah, Michiel Esselbeek, Amsterdam, c. 1650, silver (metal), h cm × d cm × w 204 gr
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