Cherry stone with 185 carved heads

Germanb.1589

Green Vault, Dresden State Art Museums
Dresden, Germany

The cherry stone carved with 185 human faces and heads was presented by the Imperial Counsellor and "Reichspfennigmeister" and later Lord Chamberlain Christoph von Loß (1545-1609) from Pillnitz near Dresden to Elector Christian I of Saxony as a gift in 1589.

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Title: Cherry stone with 185 carved heads
Creator: German
Creator Lifespan: 1550/1590
Date Created: b.1589
Physical Dimensions: h45 cm
Collection: Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault)
Type: goldsmith work
Rights: Grünes Gewölbe, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Photographer: Jürgen Karpinski
External Link: https://gruenes-gewoelbe.skd.museum/en/

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