Snuff-box


Augsburg 1723 Tortoise-shell, silver, incrustation length 7.9 cm, height 1.2 cm Rectangle-shaped box with cut out corners. On the lid a mythological scene (Hercules with a spindle, his wife Omphala with a mace, nymphs and a town in the background) executed in silver incrustations. At the bottom in the same technique a jumping dog, with floral motifs. On the sliver frame of the lid a mark 'Aug-1723-sburg'. Donated in 1895 by Josip Kovacic, the parish priest from Lovrecina.




HPM/PMH-001707