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Knife handle with grotesques, two sphinxes, two birds and a child at the bottom
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
At the top, a rectangle with the miraculous feeding (multiplication of loaves). On the crest, two sea horses. One of four sheets, each with one design for the front of a handle, flanked by two half-designs for the back. The texts on the back refer to the scenes on the front.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMessenheft met grotesken, onderaan twee sfinxen, twee vogels en een kind. c. 1598. Johann Theodor de Bry. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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