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[edit]Crystal dipper (kovsh).
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Crystal dipper (kovsh). |
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| Date | turn of the 16/17th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | gold, enamel and aventurine on crystal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 8 × 16 cm (3.1 × 6.2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schatzkammer |
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355 |
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| Object history |
turn of the 16/17th century: commissioned by Rudolph II, Prague (?) 1642: transferred to Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, Neuburg an der Donau |
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| Notes | A dipper in the form of Russian kovsh could be produced as luxury gift. It was used for taking up mead or wine out of a barrel or for the liturgical drinking of holy water. The hold is in the form of a dragon, the edge in gold is adorned with scenes of hunting. Hunters dressed according to contmporary Russian fashion. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Own work | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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