Ewer in the form of a dragon
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ewer in the form of a dragon
- Date: ca. 1600
- Culture: Italian, probably Urbino
- Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 8 1/16 × 7 1/4 × 3 13/16 in. (20.5 × 18.4 × 9.7 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1904
- Object Number: 04.9.16
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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