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Nr. 26173781
Devs et Lvmen Aptropomorph Aquamanile Ewer - Brons, Messing
Nr. 26173781
Devs et Lvmen Aptropomorph Aquamanile Ewer - Brons, Messing
Antique Bronze Devs et Lvmen Aptropomorph Aquamanile Ewer.
Deus et Lumen, is Latin for God and Light. Dated MDLXXV or 1575
Dating: 1800s
Height: 20 cm.
Weight about 1 kg
Bronze, adorned with beard, standing on lion's feet
A liturgical instrument used by the Catholic priest during services to ritually wash his hands. The cross and the inscription "Deus et lumen" are well engraved on its blanks
1575: in France, Henry III, just crowned King of France, refuses to punish the authors of St. Bartholomew (1572). 5th War of Religion. In the Holy Empire the situation is hardly more brilliant and in Venice, the plague rages ...
The crudity of "sidelit" puts forward the dark, almost satanic side of this object ...
Item is sent by registered mail with track & trace.
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