Pharmacy jar - with Adam and Eve
| Accession Nr.: | 15873 |
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| Place of production: | Southern Germany |
| Materials: | faience |
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| Techniques: | polychrome painting |
| Dimensions: |
height: 33,5 cm
base diameter: 20,2 cm
opening diameter: 17 cm
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The cylindrical bowl is decorated with painted stripes at the top and bottom. The front shows the figures of Adam and Eve under the apple tree, in a floral-leaved frame together with the serpent. Adam is depicted holding an apple, beside him a lion Eve offers an apple to Adam, while holding, in her other hand, the antlers of a deer. The opposite side shows two male figures holding cups, in a similar floral-leaved frame.
Literature
- Szerk.: Lovag Zsuzsa: Az Iparművészeti Múzeum. (kézirat). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1994. - Nr. 168.
- Szerk.: Péter Márta: Reneszánsz és manierizmus. Az európai iparművészet korszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1988. - Nr. 231. (Cserey Éva)
