Design for a Powder Flask
Anonymous, German, 16th century German
Formerly attributed to Wendel Dietterlin, the Elder German
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Powder flask decorated with an all over pattern of strapwork. In the middle of the design Athena is shown as a victory goddess holding a palm branch. Two angels hold up a laurel wreath above her head. She is flanked on both sides by a seated (conquered) soldier who is part of a weapon trophy.
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