Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Owl
Woodrow, Sophie (Trained at Falmouth School of Art, graduating with a BA Studio Ceramics in 2011.)
Figure, zoomorphic, soft-paste porcelain with clear glaze, the head in the form of an owl, the body simple and oval in form, standing on four squat feet; applied stylised feather forms to the shoulders and around the body, the entire body is pierced with small circular piercings in an asymmetric manner, the head and neck has applied overlapping scale-like feathers, the eyes are pierced.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 39546
Creation/Production
Woodrow, Sophie
Date: 2014
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of DWT, 11/4/2014
Purchased with support from The Derek Williams Trust
Measurements
Height
(cm): 17.3
Height
(in): 6
Width
(cm): 7.7
Width
(in): 3
Depth
(cm): 6.9
Depth
(in): 2
Techniques
hand-built
forming
Applied Art
modelled
forming
Applied Art
applied
decoration
Applied Art
pierced
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
Location
Front Hall, South Balcony : Case J
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