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Übersee-Museum Bremen: B06794




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Object description
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Object Name	Gesandtenszepter
Description	Geschmiedeter Stab mit Verzierungen. Der Griffbereich des Zepters ist rund geschmiedet und mit rillenartigen Verzierungen versehen. Am oberen Enden wird er von einer figürlichen Darstellung begrenzt, die eine glockenförmige Kopfbedeckung trägt und etwas in der Hand hält. Am unteren Ende wird er von zwei figürlichen Darstellungen begrenzt. Auch diese halten etwas in der Hand. Der daran anschließende flache Teil des Zepters, der an eine "Klinge" erinnert, ist in den Griff (das Heft) eingelassen (Reste von Lötzinn sind erkennbar) und mit geometrischen Mustern graviert.
Type
Materials	Messing
Size, Dimensions	Allgemein: 2,5 × 4 × 84 cm
Dating of Object	before 1918

Museum / Collection / Acquisition
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Museum	Übersee-Museum Bremen
Museum Inv.-No	B06794
Collector
Acquisition date	1918-04-06
Circumstances of acquisition	Given to the museum by: Erich Freuthal; ; Type of aquisition: Other

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Categorization for the search functions
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Object Type	staff
Materials	metal; brass
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Dataset

ID	1149
last Change	2021-08-07 00:00:00
License	Übersee-Museum Bremen

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