
Miniature cabinet or house altar
Reinhold Vasters
second half 16th century (panels); ca. 1865–90 (frame)
Ebony-veneered soft wood, silver gilt, rock crystal, agate, and reverse painted and gilded glass. · H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm), w. 8 1/16 in. (20.4 cm), d. 2 3/8 in (6 cm).
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan →
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Miniature cabinet or house altar
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Ewer with cover
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Double-spouted vase with cover
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Pendant in the form of a mermaid
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Pendant with Scenes from the Life of Christ and Two Saints
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Pendant with a Triton Riding a Unicorn-like Sea Creature
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The Sacrifice of Isaac
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Cabinet with gold mounts and relief
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