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Collection Benedictine Fathers

Master-Bomber case, Sicilian craftsman

Copper, brass and iron. Case containing the tools necessary for the operation of a battery of cannons. The case was equipped with two outeroles of different diamoetro, a scraper, a file and a bracket. The tool is embellished with a handle in cast bronze depicting an armed guardian, three figures of Saint Barbara, a dancer with veil describing an arch on her head, a knight in 1600s costume. Made of embossed copper, it depicts a twin-headed eagle that was assumed as the coat of arms of Toledo during the reign of Charles V. Style rack and engineering tools in metal embossed with the two-headed eagle at the top, and trophies, it contains a graduated square with figures of Saint and four stylus, one of which is masterless and presents respectively Saint Barbara, a knight and a dancer at the top.

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    TIME:

    XVII cent. A.D.
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URSINO CASTLE CIVIC MUSEUM
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