Antique Ewer with a Handle in the Shape of a Lioness, from "Series of Vases after the Antique"
Enea Vico Italian
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Antique ewer with a handle in the shape of a lioness. The ewer is further covered with various antique motifs including a bovine skull and garlands suspended from lion-shaped masks. From a series of vase designs after the Antique, first published by Enea Vico in 1543, and later included in a composite series with other designs by Agostino Veneziano by Antonio Lafreri dated circa 1573 based on its presence in Lafreri’s catalogue.
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