Covered Jar

Richard Batterham , Durweston, Dorset, England

1980-1990

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Frieze tablet of solid light blue jasper with applied white jasper relief of tree of the Bacchanalian Boys, at left a tree with handled ewer beneath it and a group of five figures, a seated satyr holding a grapevine, two young boys supporting the infant Bacchus with a grapevine crown and staff, and a boy kneeling with a basket of grapes, all on a thin ground that extends the length of the panel.
Miniature saucer, or dish, of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration, around the inner rim a series of tiny relief scenes including Cupid riding a lion; a lion and a calf; Venus and Cupid; a flying Cupid with bow and arrow; and Cupid riding a sea monster.
Large, heavy round plaque of solid light blue jasperware with applied decoration in white jasperware, in high relief the classical scene of Marsyas seated on a large block draped in an animal skin, his arm around the young Olympe, who himself is draped in an animal skin cloak and holds a flute in each hand.
Miniature cup (the handle is missing) of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration that includes three small relief scenes of a seated figure with scales, a group at an altar, and a seated man with a scythe, with a small floral motif where the handle was.