Inv. R 759
Side 1: head of corpse; worms; vermin. Inscription: 'der not der biteren Tot aller nocht [or not?] oberst 1522'.
Side 2: skull (Death); vermin; worms; toads.
Berliner 1926: Germany, dated 1522.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Chipped at the bottom.
Missing: part of a worm.
Comments
Pierced down the centre.
Provenance
Acquired by the Museum before 1896.
Bibliography
R. Berliner, Die Bildwerke des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums, IV. Die Bildwerke in Elfenbein, Knochen, Hirsch- und Steinbockhorn, mit einem Anhange: Elfenbeinarbeiten der Staatlichen Schlossmuseen in Bayern (Augsburg, 1926), no. 79.
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