Antique Ewer with a Handle in the Shape of a Faun, His Head Resting on the Spout in the Shape of a Shell, from "Series of Vases after the Antique"
Enea Vico Italian
Not on view
Antique ewer with a handle in the shape of a faun, his head resting on the spout which is shaped like a shell. The body of the ewer is decorated with three friezes: the upper frieze shows a hybrid figure flanked by meandering acanthus scrolls; the middle frieze contains various motifs including dolphins, shells and slugs; the bottom frieze is decorated with strigili. 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.
