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Ancient Decorative Vessels

Features historical glass and terracotta jars with intricate designs, showcasing craftsmanship from Greek and Roman cultures.

Pot with Figures and Horses, 19th century, 18 x 17 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (45.72 x 45.4 x 45.4 cm), Ceramic, Burkina Faso, 19th century
Pot with Figures and Horses, 19th century, 18 x 17 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (45.72 x 45.4 x 45.4 cm), Ceramic, Burkina Faso, 19th century
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Canopic Jar with Head of Duamutef ca. 1295-1185 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside Canopic jars were made to contain the embalmed viscera removed from the body in the process of mummification. The organs were placed under the protection of the Four Sons of Horus, whose heads form the lids of the jars: Hapy (baboon-headed), Imsety (human-headed), Duamutef (jackal-headed), and Kebehsenuef (falcon-headed). Duamutef is further featured in the scene painted on the jar and his name is mentioned in the inscription to its right. Like other jars under the protection of Duamutef, this jar would probably have contained the stomach.. Canopic Jar with Head of Duamutef 54926412th century BC Cup adorned with two-headed monster wings, mastering gazelles. BabylonianGREEK JAR-DOCTOR READY TO BLEED PATIENT.Old ancient vessel. Clay jug cups and amphoras with patterns ceramics antique jug vector pictures. Illustration of ancient vase, jar container and pot. Old ancient vessel. Clay jug cups and amphoras with patterns ceramics antique jug vector picturesFlask with face. Culture: French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye. Dimensions: H. 15 1/2 in.; wt. confirmed: 9.5 lb. (39.4 cm, 4.3 kg). Maker: Jean-Joseph Carriès (French, Lyons 1855-1894 Paris). Date: ca. 1890.The grimacing face reveals the artist's gifts as a sculptor-his profession before becoming a ceramicist. Carriès made an important series of masks, inspired by Japanese Noh theater and the gargoyles and carved faces on Gothic church architecture. His stoneware flasks with faces are an offshoot of this production. The bearded face as a motif on a water jug has its origins in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century German stoneware vessels known as Beardman or Bellarmine jugs. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Set of ancient vase hand drawn ink sketch. Engraved style vector illustration