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Mortar with the city seal of Nijvel
Unknown
ca.
1100
- ca. 1199
ca.
1800
- ca. 1899
Object details
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Title
Mortar with the city seal of Nijvel -
Object type
mortar (grinding tool) -
Object number
B/VI/45 -
Location
In storage
Identification
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Maker
Unknown , sculptor -
Date
ca. 1100 - ca. 1199 ca. 1800 - ca. 1899 -
Period
12th century , 19th century
Makers and dates
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Technique
sculpting -
Material
alabaster (mineral) -
Dimensions
geheel height: 13.4 cmgeheel diameter: 22 cmbinnenzijde height: 10.6 cmgeheel met tuit diameter: 23.3 cmgeheel met oortjes diameter: 29.2weight (heaviness attribute): 8 kg
Material characteristics
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inscription
in de band rond het stadszegelSIG.NIVELLI..VM.CAPIT
Inscriptions and marks
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Provenance
Bequest Victor Demunter, 1938; purchase from Frantz Vermeylen, 1923
Provenance and documentation
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Exhibitions
Alabaster, M Leuven (Leuven), Leuven, 14.10.2022 - 26.02.2023
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Documentation
Alabaster Sculpture in Europe (1300-1650) , Debaene, Marjan
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