This wine pitcher once had a matching charger, on which the jug could be placed on the sideboard. The shape of this jug is a female sphinx. The sphinx, a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human, originated in the Ancient Kingdom of Egypt. The Greeks subsequently used the name for a mythological female monster who would kill all those unable to answer her riddles.
The sphinx was also used in Western applied and visual arts from the Renaissance onwards, as shown on these two ornamental prints by Allaert Claesz and Lucas van Leyden.
Specifications
| Title | wine pitcher |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Faience |
| Object type |
Wine pitcher
> Pitcher
> Tableware
> Kitchen and household
> Utensil
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 23,5 cm Width 18 cm Depth 13 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Potter:
Anoniem
|
| Accession number | A 3843 (KN&V) |
| Credits | Purchased 1955 |
| Department | Applied Arts & Design |
| Acquisition date | 1955 |
| Creation date | in 1625 - 1675 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Omkijken (2025) |
| Research |
Show research Alma |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Portugal > Southern Europe > Europe |
