Monstrans, The object is made up of parts that are driven, beaten, cast, sawn or forged, and attached by soldering, brazing or with the help of pins. The design is poor. Remarkable are the cherub heads on the nodus, the gesle co-curled ornament at the bottom against the buttresses, the two rosettes with five-leafed roses in the middle on the spherical lid and the four protruding leaves on either side against the onset of the lantern. The lunula, the cylinder glass and parts of the lantern are missing., anonymous, Keulen (possibly), c. 1600 - c. 1625, brass (alloy), soldering, h cm × w 18

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