Humpen are cylindrical wine glasses made in and around Germany from the latter half of the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. In addition to human figure motifs, landscape paintings, and other decorations, they had motifs applied that expressed political thinking. This example has an image of Christ on the cross and a double-headed eagle, symbol of the Holy Roman Empire, in the center and 56 crests symbolizing the electors, archdukes, markgrafs, and castle towns of the empire. (Paragon or Puzzle? Your Own Perspectives on Works in the Suntory Museum of Art Collection, 2024)
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