ATHENS
FOLK ART MUSEUM Metalwork
This includes objects made of copper, bronze, iron, steel and pewter, covering a wide range of household needs (food, light, heating, cleaning) and farming occupations (agriculture, livestock rearing). The objects are hammered or cast, and the decoration incised or relief.The working of each metal and the manufacture of certain classes of objects call for specialised craftsmen.
Lead flask for raki. The cast relief decoration depicts religious subjects (St George):Epirus, 18th-19th c. (Inv. No. 14266)
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