Fresh #pottery handmade after #medieval and early modern originals
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.
They are great fun. Especially since most people don't know them any more :)
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
