Tobacco box
On the underside a similar panel displays two other episodes from the Gospels. To the left the Resurrection is pictured. The figure of Christ, encircled by a mandorla, is flanked by an angel and a sleeping soldier. Christ's appearance to Mary Magdalen in the garden (Noli me tangere) is shown on the right side. The roundels are inscribed: De opstandige kristus/ vertont hem in den hoof (The resurrected Christ/ appears in the garden).
Rims are lined and edges molded. The front side shows line decoration and the following inscription: Nout vool makt (Not perfect). The back side and the ends also have line decoration.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tobacco box
- Date: late 16th–early 17th century
- Culture: Flemish
- Medium: Copper, brass
- Dimensions: 7 x 1 3/4 in. (17.8 x 4.4 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Brass
- Credit Line: Bequest of George White Thorne, 1883
- Object Number: 83.1.52
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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