A NUREMBERG BRASS ALMS BOWL
LATE 15TH EARLY 16TH CENTURY
With deep sides and punch-decorated border struck with a maker's mark, the boss with the Agnus Dei or sacrificial lamb with a chalice and flag
10 in. (26 cm.) diameter
拍品專文
The centre of this dish depicts a lamb, the sacrificial animal in ancient near eastern religious rites, which was adopted by the early Christians as the symbol of Christ in his sacrificial role