This Victorian-era Majolica vase is way over the top in idea and execution ( I don't mind... ). Produced by Minton pottery in the mid-1800's, it features Prometheus having his entrails devoured by an eagle, and beneath that, two matched pairs of centurion-looking blondies fastened at the wrists and writhing rather listlessly. Somebody had fun making this. I spotted it at the Philadelphia Museum of Art today, where my primary objective was to visit the William Kentridge tapestry exhibition (great) and the Frida Kahlo (also great).
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