DRESDEN VASE
Artist
ANONYMOUS-EUROPE
Date19th Century
CountryGermany
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 40.6 x 22.2 x 18.4 cm (16 x 8 3/4 x 7 1/4")
ClassificationsCeramics
Terms
Object number861090040
Descriptiongold amphora shape w/ images of buildings handpainted on belly.Gold vase amphora-like shape with two handles shaped like the horns of a cornucopia.
Neck: Hand painted all around the neck are images of curled sheets of paper slightly overlapping one another. On each sheet are the names of famous persons in plays (such as Sappho, Othello, Lady Macbeth, Desdemona, and many other names in German.)
Belly: Two large city scenes on both front and back of belly. These appear to depict specific and actual buildings, however, they have not yet been identified (a guess is that they are theaters in Germany). Between each city scene are two faces: one is a stern looking bearded man with a laurel wreath, and the other is a smiling un-bearded face with roses for hair (tragedy and comedy masks?)
Near Base: Just below the city scenes are two images of garlands, one of roses and one of laurel leaves.
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