Pilgrim bottle with screw top. Culture: French, Nîmes. Dimensions: Height (with screw top): 15 in. (38.1 cm). Maker: Workshop of Antoine Syjalon (French, 1524-1590). Date: 1581.Satirical references to Catholic practice in the form of fantastic, dog-faced creatures holding rosaries and other accessories appear on this flask. It was probably made as a diplomatic gift for a foreign Protestant prince, Johann Casimir of Bavaria (1543-1592), whose arms appear on it. The decorative scheme of fabulous beings, fruits, birds, and masks is derived from the work of the engraver and architect Jacques Androuet du Cerceau (1510/12-1585). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Pilgrim bottle with screw top. Culture: French, Nîmes. Dimensions: Height (with screw top): 15 in. (38.1 cm). Maker: Workshop of Antoine Syjalon (French, 1524-1590). Date: 1581.Satirical references to Catholic practice in the form of fantastic, dog-faced creatures holding rosaries and other accessories appear on this flask. It was probably made as a diplomatic gift for a foreign Protestant prince, Johann Casimir of Bavaria (1543-1592), whose arms appear on it. The decorative scheme of fabulous beings, fruits, birds, and masks is derived from the work of the engraver and architect Jacques Androuet du Cerceau (1510/12-1585). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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