WW Team Limited Edition Millennium 10" 3D Texture Stein Made In Germany #5760

This one is numbered 5760 of a world wide limited edition of 9000 made This 9 1/4" lidded stein was made in Germany by the WesterWald Team. At the top of the stein a relief ribbon wraps several times around the entire circumference. This ribbon spirals, overlaps and is decorated with over 100 numbers displaying sequences of year dates during the past 2000 year history. Below this ribbon, is the front subject panel featuring a handpainted raised relief map of the Western Hemisphere. The right side of the map features the most recent year dates in ascending order, each date larger than the previous one. This version of the stein has the year " 1999 " left in white like the rest of the years. The year " 2000 " is the dominant element on the front of this stein. Each of the 4 numbers are seperately sculpted in relief, then handpainted and fired with gold leaf. Below the year 2000 " Millennium " is in text lettering, instead of the pewter ribbon like the other versions. The side panels list the past 100 year dates in crimson red highlights. Following each date is a newspaper headline of the most important and historically significant event occuring that year, from an American perspective. Handpainted laurel wreaths provide the border decorations between the 3 main panels of the stein. The handle has been sculpted in a 3-dimensional figural " 2000 " date, with the " 2 " being the primary shape of the handle. Individually numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity.