Relief-carved wooden spoon
Also known as: Reliefierter Holzlöffel
Record status
Individual type · partial
Relief-carved wooden spoon is held by Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: The spoon is decorated across its entire surface with relief depictions and inscriptions.
The motifs show various scenes from the Passion of Jesus. At the end of the stem the angel from the Garden of Gethsemane is visible, above which is the Mount of Olives scene and a depiction of the suffering Christ. On the front of the stem the Resurrection of Christ is depicted, on the back the Carrying of the Cross and the Crucifixion. In the bowl the Ascension is depicted. Spoons of this kind are also referred to as communion spoons; they never served a practical purpose.
The collection record gives measurements Length: 18.8 cm. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Länge: 18.8 cm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1236/item_JB2M7CL63F7U3YQACZBHBY3D4QQQFW5X
- Museum object name
- Reliefierter Holzlöffel
- Holding institution
- Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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