Drug pot (one of a pair)
Workshop of Orazio Pompei Italian
Not on view
Yellow scales cover the spouts of these pots (see also 41.190.72), culminating in dragons’ heads at the openings; these vessels would have been used to store herbal syrups. The intersection of spout and body is marked by a painted flower, with male and female portraits appearing on either side. Fantastic and chaotic, these pots must have brought joy to the pharmacist’s routine.
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