Design for a Vessel (Sauceboat?), Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, gray wash, black chalk on cream laid paper, lined, Boat-shaped vessel supported by baluster pedestal on either side of which two nudes sit with arms raised appearing to support the vessel. The curving body of a long-necked winged harpie rests beneath the spout or prow of the ship. A harpie or female half-figure at the stern curves outward; her tail curves behind her to form the vessel's handle. The central body of the vessel displays a figural frieze. Other decorative elements include a ram's head (in the center) and an eye (towards the stern of the vessel). On verso, pen and ink framing lines along right and left edges and across upper edge., Italy, ca. 1550, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Vessel, Sauceboat?, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown, gray wash, black chalk, cream laid paper, lined, Boat-shaped vessel supported, baluster pedestal, side, two nudes sit, arms raised appearing, support, vessel, curving body, long-necked winged harpie rests beneath, spout, prow, ship, harpie, female half-figure, stern curves outward, tail curves, form, vessel's handle, central body, vessel displays, figural frieze, decorative elements include, ram's head, center, eye, towards, stern, vessel, verso, pen, ink framing lines, right, left edges, across upper edge, Italy, ca, 1550, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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