Obj. ID: 2131
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Spice container

The Spice Tower is made of silver and consists of a base, a shaft, and a body. The base is round, raised, and stands on a square pedestal. The base is decorated with a band of geometric pattern. The shaft is cylindrical and undulating. At the center of the shaft there is a floral circlet. ##The rectangular body consists of two tiers of equal size with a concave section between them, a roof, and an apex. The two tiers (bands) bear a floral design. On the concave section in the middle of the body, there is a rectangular door with a ring-shaped handle. A bell hangs beneath each corner of the body's bottom. A crouched animal surmounts each corner of the body's top. The roof is in the form of an open rectangle, with a bell hanging in its center and an eagle above it in each corner. The pyramidal (4 corners) pointed tower tapers towards a globular apex, surmounted by a spear.