Two salt-cellars, one with Cain and Abel, and one with the Sacrifice of Isaac

Two salt-cellars, one with Cain and Abel, and one with the Sacrifice of Isaac

BK-1960-15-A

These two silver sculptures are actually salt-cellars. Each depicts an Old Testament scene with a figure threatening another. One presents Cain killing his brother out of envy, and the other Abraham obeying God’s command to sacrifice his son Isaac.

Annemarie Vels Heijn, 'Zoutvaten in verschillende stijlen', Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 16 (1989/1990) nr. 1, afb, p. 9.

silversmith: Adam van Vianen (I) (possibly), Netherlands

1620

• weight 1008 gr
• height 26.5 cm x diameter 13.5 cm
• diameter 13.0 cm

purchase 1960

Public domain

Annemarie Vels Heijn, 'Zoutvaten in verschillende stijlen', Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 16 (1989/1990) nr. 1, afb, p. 9.

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