Img. ID: 46294

The tower shaped Spice container consists of a receptacle, a apex and a shaft. The six faceted rectangular receptacle bears a flower surounded by a foliate motif in the center of each facet. One facet has a rectrangular door in it with a latch. Each facet is framed by pillars composed of three twisted wires . There is a small globular ball on top and bottom of each pillar and at the top and bottom of each facet bringing them to a point in the center. a flag is attached to each corner pole and an additional globular ball is attached to the pole above the flag. The receptacle is surmounted by a pyramidal roof with triangles cut into each side and narrow bands that arch in the center emerge from each triangle. The bands bear a foliate design. The apex is composed of a cylindrical pole that emerges from a group of petals. The pole has a globular ball in the center and terminates in an additional ball. A pointed and wavy flag is attached to the top of the pole between the two balls. The round ring like base rest on three cut globes that are attached to the shaft. The shaft is composed of three coiled and bent wires that are bound together by a ball and emerge from the top of it towards the base of the receptacle. The ball is composed of arched sections with scrolls in the center.