Ewer in the form of a dragon ca. 1600 Italian, probably Urbino 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 dragons tail and then emptied through its mouth.. Ewer in the form of a dragon 188900 Italian, probably Urbino, Ewer in the form of a dragon, ca. 1600, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Overall (confirmed): 8 1/16 ? 7 1/4 ? 3 13/16 in. (20.5 ? 18.4 ? 9.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1904 (04.9.16)
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