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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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Details
- 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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