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Eagle Shaped Wine Vessel. Goldsmith: Christoph Jamnitzer. 1595
Eagle Shaped Wine Vessel. Goldsmith: Christoph Jamnitzer. 1595
Object type
Eagle Shaped Wine Vessel
Place of origin
Germany, Nuremberg
Date
Author
Goldsmith: Christoph Jamnitzer
Materials
Silver
Technique
Embossing, casting, pouncing, gilding
Dimensions
Height: 74,5 cm; width: 86,0 cm; diameter: 37,0 cm
Object history note
Belonged to King Christian IV of Denmark. In 1628 it was sold out at the auction in Arkhangelsk and acquired by the Tsar's agents for the Treasury of Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich.
Publications
The Armoury Chamber of Moscow Kremlin Museums. Album. Moscow, 2006
Museum number
МЗ-287