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Ciborium
Mathieu Lauweriks, 1912 - 1916
This ciborium – a vessel used in Christian worship for the consecrated bread – depicts the interaction between man and the universe with pentagons, triangles andspirals. Lauweriks was following the Theosophical tenet that every philosophy of life contains a fragment of the divine mystery. Lauweriks therefore chose opals, which reflect light in a thousand colours; as many as there are human interpretations of the divine.
- Artwork typeciborium
- Object numberBK-2022-1
- Dimensionsheight 35.5 cm x diameter 9 cm
- Physical characteristicsgedreven zilver en opalen