*******************Anointing Spoon British Crown Jewels - 2 Versions************

3d Model of the Anointing Spoon from the British Crown Jewels collection which is used in the coronation of the British monarchy. V-Ray displacement mod has been used in conjunction with height maps. Also INCLUDED is a polished version with texture maps export from substance painter. All maps/texture are included. Models is upload as low-poly

• Accurate Scale and proportions
• Modelled in Max 2021
• Render with V-Ray Next 6
• 7 texture sets used and included. 2 version of the spoon are include, a tainted version and also a highly polished version.
• Fully UV mapping. 4k PNG texture maps used. Basecolour, Height, Metallic, Normal,and Roughness.
• Low-poly Polys coming in at 4403 polys, verts at 4763 easily retriangulated
• PBR maps at 4K baked from Substance Painter. All so glTF, Unity and Unreal maps have been exported from Substance.
• Low-poly and compatibility with other packages and engines. Easily re-triangulated.
• FBX, OBJ, Substance file and original 3ds Max 2021.

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https://www.rct.uk/collection/31733/the-coronation-spoon

'The silver gilt spoon has an oval bowl, divided into two lobes, engraved with acanthus scrolls. The bowl is joined to the stem by a stylised monster's head, behind which the stem flattens into a roundel, flanked by four pearls, and a band of interlaced scrolling, with another monster's head; the end of the tapering stem is spirally twisted, and terminates in a flattened knop.

The spoon is first recorded in 1349 as preserved among St Edward's Regalia in Westminster Abbey. Already at this date it is described as a spoon of 'antique forme'. Stylistically it seems to relate to the twelfth century and is therefore a remarkable survival - the only piece of royal goldsmiths' work to survive from that century. It was possibly supplied to Henry II or Richard I.

It is unclear from the 1349 inventory whether the spoon at this date was part of the chapel plate or simply a secular object. However, it was clearly never intended for eating or stirring. Its divided bowl and length suggest that it always had a ceremonial purpose, and its presence among the regalia means that it has always been associated with coronations. It may originally have been used for mixing wine and water in a chalice, but it was certainly used for anointing the sovereign during the coronation of James I in 1603, and at every subsequent coronation. One suggestion is that the divided bowl was designed in this fashion so that the archbishop might dip two fingertips into the holy oil.

The spoon remained among the regalia until 1649, when it was sold off (rather than melted down like the other items). It was purchased by a Mr Kynnersley, Yeoman of Charles I's Wardrobe, for 16 shillings. Kynnersley returned the spoon to Charles II, for use at the coronation in 1661, when the small pearls were added to its decoration. It has remained in use ever since.

The anointing is the most sacred part of the coronation ceremony, and takes place before the investiture and crowning. The Archbishop pours holy oil from the Ampulla (or vessel) into the spoon, and anoints the sovereign on the hands, breast and head. The tradition goes back to the Old Testament where the anointing of Solomon by Zadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet is described. Anointing was one of the medieval holy sacraments and it emphasised the spiritual status of the sovereign. Until the seventeenth century the sovereign was considered to be appointed directly by God and this was confirmed by the ceremony of anointing. Although the monarch is no longer considered divine in the same way, the ceremony of Coronation also confirms the monarch as the Head of the Church of England.Provenance

Possibly made for Henry II or Richard I? First recorded in the Royal Collection in 1349'