Prayer nut, Adam Dircksz (workshop of), , c. 1500 - c. 1530 A small prayer snoot-caught noot, consisting of two miniature reliefs of the worship of the kings and the birth of Christ. Both reliefs are made of boxwood wood and mounted in two hinged, silver half balls with closure and a small chain. The silver ball is completely decorated with extremely refined Gothic engraving work: on the one hand animals between leaves (a monkey, a dog, a owl and other birds), on the other hand five figures: Eva, a man who creates in the ground with a kick, a man with with A falcon, a man in the water and a ma
Prayer nut, Adam Dircksz (workshop of), , c. 1500 - c. 1530 A small prayer snoot-caught noot, consisting of two miniature reliefs of the worship of the kings and the birth of Christ. Both reliefs are made of boxwood wood and mounted in two hinged, silver half balls with closure and a small chain. The silver ball is completely decorated with extremely refined Gothic engraving work: on the one hand animals between leaves (a monkey, a dog, a owl and other birds), on the other hand five figures: Eva, a man who creates in the ground with a kick, a man with with A falcon, a man in the water and a man with a poker and fire. They are representations of the four elements (earth, air, water and fire) and also possible different social positions. The animals represent the 'inverted world' of lust and evil. The silver ball with a twisted thread of pale gold is decorated all around, while on the top and bottom is a golden rosette. With this silver prayer snoot there is an 18th-century, red-covered box and a corresponding handwritten description that tells how small the nut is and what can be seen in it. sculptor: Northern NetherlandsDelft (possibly) Prayer snoot: Boxwood (Hardwood). Prayer snoot: Silver (Metal). Prayer snoot: Gold (Metal). Box: Oak (Wood). Box: Leather. insert: Paper engraving A small prayer snoot-caught noot, consisting of two miniature reliefs of the worship of the kings and the birth of Christ. Both reliefs are made of boxwood wood and mounted in two hinged, silver half balls with closure and a small chain. The silver ball is completely decorated with extremely refined Gothic engraving work: on the one hand animals between leaves (a monkey, a dog, a owl and other birds), on the other hand five figures: Eva, a man who creates in the ground with a kick, a man with with A falcon, a man in the water and a man with a poker and fire. They are representations of the four elements (earth, air, water and fire) and also possible different social positions. The animals
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