Object Number: #330
German ca 1720, no marks, probably Berlin
Dm: 8 cm, Weight: 60gr
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Fine German Silver-Gilt Bowl with Inset Coins
Fine Silver-Gilt Bowl with inset coins of Polish dukes and earls.
The drinking bowl was probably primarily for the consumption of wine or brandy.
As a popular vessel form the low shell especially in the north and east of Europe was widespread: as – bratina and – kowsch in Russia, as – kasa in Scandinavia, and as brandy, or tasting bowl in the rest of Europe.