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Renaissance Tile ViSiToRS’ CHeCkliST
This tile, which dates from
around 1530, depicts Practical Information
Queen Anne, wife of Űllői út 33–37. Map 7 B5.
Ferdinand I.
Tel (06 1) 456 51 07. open
10am–6pm Tue–Sun (closure for
renovations is planned so phone
ahead). & = - ∑ imm.hu
Transport
£ 4, 6. q Corvin-Negyed.
First floor
Seahorses
Part of the Goldsmiths’
Collection, two
trident-wielding
sea satyrs ride
seahorses in this
fanciful piece
from Germany,
circa 1590.
Astronomical Clock
Medieval craftsmanship
distinguishes this ornate
astron omical clock from
1566, which displays the
Holics Dish relative positions
Animal and plant-shaped kitchen of the sun, moon and
ceramics in the Holics style were constellations.
manu factured in Hungary in the
mid-18th century.
Devotional Tablet
This csóktábla or “kiss tablet” was
crafted in Limoges, France, at the
beginning of the 16th century.
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