Judgement of Solomon, 18th century
Judgement of Solomon, 18th century
Plate for a snuffbox lid, finely engraved and carved with an episode from the Old Testament: the Judgment of Solomon
Good condition
4.5 x 7.1 cm
Solomon, King of Israel, settles a dispute between two women claiming to be the mother of the same child, another infant having died at birth. The sovereign proposes to cut the surviving baby in two, so that each mother can dispose of one half. The biological mother then renounces her child to spare him from death. The king recognizes her as the child's true mother. (1 Kings 3:16-28).
Good condition
4.5 x 7.1 cm
Solomon, King of Israel, settles a dispute between two women claiming to be the mother of the same child, another infant having died at birth. The sovereign proposes to cut the surviving baby in two, so that each mother can dispose of one half. The biological mother then renounces her child to spare him from death. The king recognizes her as the child's true mother. (1 Kings 3:16-28).
