Pewter, relief casting. Deeply molded form with a centrally raised mirror. Within it, a medallion-shaped reserve with a scenic allegory of "Temperantia" sitting in a landscape. Surrounding it is a wide frieze framed by volute-shaped herms, alternating with allegories of the four elements: earth, fire, air, and water in oval reserves, labeled in Latin as "Terra," "Ignis," "Aer," and "Aqua." Smooth, straight ascent transitioning into a wide banner with alternating depictions of Minerva and the seven liberal arts: grammar, dialectic, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. On the reverse side, centrally inserted plaque with a profile portrait and inscription "SCVLPEBAT FRANCISCVS BRIOT." Engraved on the underside "M. Sch." Restored. Diameter: 45 cm. See Hinze, Nuremberg, Plate 39, Figure 60; Ludwig Mory, Beautiful Pewter, Figures 73, 74; Haedek, Pewter, page 110, Figure 129. A large French 16th-century relief pewter dish depicting Temperantia, by a master in the circle of François Briot. Restored. France. François Briot (1550-1616) Circle; 16th/17th century.