The owl was used for all kinds of symbolic reasons in art around 1600, but not all of these symbolic values are easy to connect to these cups.
However, owl beakers were sometimes given away as prices for shooting competitions, likely because the owl was used as a decoy for catching other birds.
Happy Easter!
Three hares on a 14th century tile found at the monastry Wettingen, in Switzerland. Picture taken in castle Lenzburg.
#hare #easter #medievalart #archeology
Just received my article about reconstructing a medieval puzzle jug in the mailbox. There is even an English translation included in the back of the magazine.
#pottery #puzzlejug #history
The owl beaker head and body (right) were made more than 400 years ago in the Netherlands. They are in the Boijmans van Beuningen museum. I made a replica (left).
#archeology #pottery #history #majolica
Why a jug with a #bagpipe? In #medieval times the bagpipe was a symbol for debauchery: feasting, sexuality, drinking a lot. This jug is a replica of a jug that was made somewhere between 1475 and 1550. So it all makes sense. Right?
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#bartmannjug #pottery #puntneuskruik
A new #art piece in progress. These are my father's and my own faces combined.
A two-faced head is also seen in #Janus, the #Roman god of transitions, new beginnings and doorways. Without knowing, we use his name often in our month #January.
#pottery #clay #sculpture
