“Rodenstein Villages & Castle”. German ceramic, relief, 3.8L, castle inlaid lid. The text on the body reads: Pfaffenbeerfurth soll der Hochschul’ sein, mein Durst den Herrn Studenten. Pfaffenbeerfurt (village) shall belong to the university, my thirst to the students. By Mettlach – date code 96 – 128 years old! Condition and Description: Overall in good condition, there are some conditions issues – a couple small touched up base chips visible in pic 4, the pewter hinge is missing the decorative end cap on one side, the inlaid castle lid has been broken and repaired & there are some errant paint specs from when the prior owner painted the room the stein was kept in (damaged/repaired castle inlaid lid shown shown in pics 5-7, the paint specs can be removed with one’s fingernail, I have removed some of the larger ones already – exactly as pictured). This a fantastic Mettlach stein with tremendous presence, great color and displays incredibly well – quite large too with a capacity slightly greater than 1 gallon and weighing more than 8 pounds empty! Height: 16 tall from base to top of figural castle lid. Width: 7.7 at the base. Weight: 8lbs 2.3oz. Please feel free to message me with any questions, and thanks for looking! Get a head start on Oktoberfest, Christmas / holidays & unique personal gifts with a wonderful antique / collectible German beer stein – collecting them has never been more affordable!