The hinged lid and bottom engraved with three scenes in an oval. The top with:
De archangel Gabriel and Maria =Maria Boodschap (Message)
A man en omhelzende Maria & Elisabet =Groet Elisabet (Greeting)
Jozef , Maria & Jezus in de kribbe “ =Kristus geboorte.” (Birth)
The bottom engraved with:
Jozef & Maria with Jezus on the donkey to Egypt. De vlucht.”(The escape)
Jesus and John the Baptist =Johannes ziet op het lam
Baptism Jesus by John : =Doopt Christus (Baptism)
The sides .engraved with the text VERLAAT DE / WERELD. (Leave the world)
The Netherlands,
Circa 1730
Height: 3,3 cm. (1,3 inches.)
Length: 15,5 cm. (6,1 inches.)
Depth: 4,8 cm. (1,9 inches.)
Weight: 161 grams.