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(This post was last modified: 5 hours ago by JustAnotherTheory.)
I agree, however note that spice jars and herb containers were NOT depicted at all in such a manner in the early 15th century. Even the later Nuremberg prints of herbals and their uses contained depictions of very crudely drawn herb containers. None of them had the prominent feature of being multi-layered like in the VMS.
The only multi-layered, tripod (or multi-pod) objects that ressemble those of the VMS are decorative vessels in rich cabinets of curiosities, not unlike the ivory vases I showed in this thread.
I find it very unlikely that the 7-layer decorated vessel on one of the VMS folios for example, with a beautiful ornamental tripod base and a typical decorative ivory cap is merely a spice box.
The only multi-layered, tripod (or multi-pod) objects that ressemble those of the VMS are decorative vessels in rich cabinets of curiosities, not unlike the ivory vases I showed in this thread.
I find it very unlikely that the 7-layer decorated vessel on one of the VMS folios for example, with a beautiful ornamental tripod base and a typical decorative ivory cap is merely a spice box.