Centerpiece-fountain "Hercules defeating Hydra" (Confectionery bowl). Maker: Hans Jacob Baur II. 1666-1669

Object type

Centerpiece-fountain "Hercules defeating Hydra" (Confectionery bowl)

Place of origin

Germany, Augsburg

Date

1666-1669

Author

Maker: Hans Jacob Baur II

Materials

Silver

Technique

Chasing, casting, punching

Dimensions

Height: 99,0 cm

Object history note

Presented by King Charles XI of Sweden to Tsars Ivan V and Peter I in 1684

Publications

Silver Gifts from Swedish Monarchs to Russian Tsars during the seventeenth century. - Stockholm : Atlantis, 2014.

Museum number

МЗ-532