Frieze Tile
About this object
Cultural context
functional; decorative
Iconographic meaning
This image could be Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, who is often portrayed in a chariot drawn by leopards and accompanied with a retinue of satyrs and revellers.
Specific techniques
lead-glazed
Physical description
Rectangular earthenware frieze tile with rounded base, short flared sides and rectangular rim. On the front is a relief scene of two white fauns pulling a carriage with a reclining nude figure, on a yellow background. Horizontal scroll and gadroon bands border scene at top and bottom. Unglazed sides and back.
Date Made
Austrian Hapsburg (1500-1600)
Date Acquired
2 Dec 1988
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
The Koerner European Ceramics CollectionMore...
Measurements
11.2 x 19.8 x 4.5 cm
Object Number
Cg109