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Wenzel Jamnitzer (German, 1508–1586)
Matthias Zündt (German, about 1498 – 1572)
third quarter of 16th century
Object PlaceNuremberg, Germany
Medium/TechniqueGilded bronze, steel, horn and wood inlays
Dimensions7 x 40 cm (2 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund, Gift of Mrs. W. Scott Fitz and Edward Jackson Holmes, Bequest of William Homer through Mrs. Charles Davis, Jr., Gift in the name of Mr. and Mrs. Caleb A. Curtis, Gift of the Estate of Mrs. William C. Endicott, Estate of Mrs. William Dorr Boardman through Gift of Mrs. Bernard C. Weld, by exchange
Accession number1993.189
On View
On view
ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1981, with P. and D. Colnaghi and Co., London (dealer); July 4, 1991, anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, lot 252; Ellin Mitchell, New York (dealer); 1993, purchased by the MFA.

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Conservation Status: After Cleaning
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