Superb Offering Basin In Chiseled Embossed Brass, 15th Century, Virgin And Child

HAUTE EPOQUE

Rare mbossed and chiseled brass Alms dish depicting Virgin Marie with child

"The Virgin with child is depicted in the center of the dishholding her child in her right arm and a processional cross in her left hand. The virgin is standing uproght above a crescent moon and is surrounded by a dense radiant halo. She has a crown on her head, symbolizing her universal regality.
These not so rare marian images are a clear example of how popular Marian devotion was in southern medieval Germany.
The central marian image is bounded by a band of small stamped leaves and an interlaced phytomorphic decoration."

Workshops of Nuremberg (Germany), 15th century.

Used condition: General wear of the decoration, piercings of the brass and cut on the edge formerly restored with tin, these defects don't affect the readability of the subject (see photos).

Very nice overall patina
This dish is one of the oldest examples (second half of the 15th century) that can be found in this collection thema.

24 cm Diameter and 7 cm height / depth approximately
Weight 582g

Bibilography:
*Frederico ANDRISIANI "Brass alms dishes, 15th and 16th centuries brass alms dishes, bowls and basins", Padua (Italy) 2017
*Tamas EGYEKI-SZABO "Beckensclägerschüsseln 15.-16. Jahrhundert", Budapest (Hungary) 200 8