Catalog No. 58
Pottery or stoneware, relief, 3.0L, pewter lid.
Text:
�Die Alten Germanen�
(The Old Germans)
Although the text above the central image on pottery examples reads simply �The Old Germans�, the image is called �Cheruskan Battle Scene� in the manufacturer�s catalog, making reference to the Cherusci (or Cheruski) tribe, one of the principal participants in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D., which resulted in a permanent halt to the expansion plans of the Roman Empire into territories east of the Rhine river.
A variation of this stein can be found with copper plating (below center) and bearing the mark �Patent LT/M� (L. Thannemann & Cie, M�nchen, a Munich finishing shop and distributor).
See also Nos. 555 and 559.
Price Ranges Full-color: $175-$250 Ltd-color: $150-$225 Copper plating: $350-$500
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