Ewer in the form of a dragon
Not on view
Beginning in the second half of the sixteenth century, especially in Urbino, potters elaborated standard vessel types into sculptural forms. Given its relatively small volume, this ewer may have been intended more as a collectors’ item than as a functional vessel. Nonetheless, it can be filled with liquid through an opening in the dragon’s tail and then emptied through its mouth.
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