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Alms Dish

Brass, with repousse decoration of a Biblical scene. The scene at the centre shops two Israelites returning with grapes after reconnoitring the land of Canaan (the story told in the Book of Numbers, chapter XIII). Size: Diameter: 48.7 cm.

Place: Germany

Object Type: dish

Century: 16th century

Material: Brass

Museum Accession Number: X.1080