# Table ornament

- By: Wenzel Jamnitzer (Vienna, 1508–1585)
- Date: 1549
- Medium: silver (metal), email
- Classification: table piece
- Dimensions: height 99.8 cm x diameter 46 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-17040-A--853b60d8602c34e3095165e5d1aaf2cf)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/zIapp/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This table ornament is an ode to the Earth and all that it brings forth, as well as an unsurpassed display of artistic and technical skill. The stem of the dish represents Mother Earth. She is surrounded by flowers, herbs and small animals – all cast from specimens collected in the wild. The lives of actual animals were sacrificed to model the young grass snakes and lizards.