Tobacco box

Dutch

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An oval box. The lid depicts Christ being nailed to the cross by two men, while a third digs a hole for the cross. Inscribed at top of cross: Inri; and below: Het leijde christi in het leven (The suffering of Christ in his life).

The underside shows Christ on the cross, flanked by the Virgin and St. John, with the Magdalen kneeling at the foot of the cross. Inscribed at the top of the cross: Inri; and below: En het lijde christi in sijn sterve (And the suffering of Christ in his death).

With lined rims and molded edges. The borders and sides are engraved with leaf scrolls.

Tobacco box, Brass, copper, Dutch

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