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Ceremonial hammer
Lost Art-ID
577851
Artist / Creator
Title
Ceremonial hammer
Dating
1640
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Wood ; Metal (Brass) ; Metal (Iron) / lathed ; notched ; cut ; engraved ; forged ; welded
Height
36.00 cm
Width
10.50 cm
Inventory number
Z 2155
Description
On a cylindrical, multi-profiled stem sits a head additionally held by two springs made of brass with iron track on one side and nail lifter on the other side. The profile sides of the hammer head show a flat relief with the motive of a dragon, whose shape extends from the head behind the striking surface to the nail lifter as a tail. The body of the dragon shows engraved scales. Distributed over the hammer head are engraved leafy tendrils and leaves as well as the figures of a turban wearer (Orientale?) And those of a bonnet wearer on the fin. One side of the house shows a rider sitting on a horse rearing in front of a fire, the other side of the house a pelican feeding his three young birts with his blood. The front of the house shows a cartridge with the dating -1640-.
Provenance
1937 Siegfried Lämmle, Munich, to GNM
Status
amicable settlement
Published since
Contact
Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Nürnberg
Kornmarkt 1
90402 Nürnberg
Germany
Phone
(0911) 13310
Fax
(0911) 1331200
E-Mail
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