Knife Handle with the Five Senses

The relief consists of five female figures arranged in a circle. On their heads are four child heads, upon which sits a lion. The women represent the five senses: a woman holding some fruits against herself with her right hand; in her left hand a fruit, at her feet sits a monkey (taste). A woman holding a bird on her arm, which pecks at her finger; at her feet a turtle (touch). A woman playing a lute; at her feet lies a deer (hearing). A woman with a hand mirror; an eagle stands at her feet (sight). A woman carrying a censer: she holds a flower in her right hand; a dog jumps up against her (smell).