Early 18th century German hand-engraved gilt brass Holy water vessel.
One side shows Jacob wrestling with God and the inscription Her ich lasse dich nich du segnest mich den (I will not let You go unless You bless me.) as found in the book of Genesis 32:26.
On the verso, Saint Paul the First Hermit(of Thebes) with palm trees and three ravens descending with bread. This story is found in the Vitae Patrum (Vita Pauli primi eremitae) as told in Latin by Saint Jerome in the 4th century. Above the inscription Mangelt gold Schab ich gell es wird mir gelin Sollen auch die Haben Lord mir vom Hime (If I am short of gold, I scrape. I will be fine. So should the Lord have me from Him too.)

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