Two salt-cellars, one with Cain and Abel, and one with the Sacrifice of Isaac — History & Facts
These two silver sculptures are actually salt-cellars. Each depicts an Old Testament scene with a figure threatening another. One presents Cain killing his brother out of envy, and the other Abraham obeying God’s command to sacrifice his son Isaac.
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