Vase with archaistic design
This finely cast vase resembles an ancient wine container illustrated in antiquarian catalogues. In keeping with its new function as a vase, however, its body has been elongated, and its cross section flattened. The ornamental bands were freely taken from various objects from different ancient periods. This work is a creative reinterpretation rather than a literal copy of the decorative patterns derived from archaic bronzes, indicative of the new aesthetic that accompanied the vessel’s new function.
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