Blue glass scent bottle enclosed in a elaborated openwork cage showing two Saints. Rare closure

Blue glass flat-round scent bottle enclosed in a gilded silver openwork cage showing on the front Saint Ulrich (identified by the fish – protector of the city of Augsburg) and on the other one Saint Francis of Assisi praying on front of the crucifix. The peculiarity of this bottle is in the opening method: the cap is welded to the cage and allows the sprinkling of the liquid contained, but to fill the bottle it is necessary to unscrew the pin that holds the two parts in which it is enclosed. Short suspension chain. In my opinion, probably a vessel for sacred scent oil.
Period
16th century

Country

Germany, 16th Cent.

Material

glass and silver

Size

6 cm

COD.

1113

Labels

antique scent bottles

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