Dish with Cover

Royal Worcester

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Molded figure of a shepherd standing in full figure on a small square base highlighted with a brown band and a mounded bit of grass with a brown stump for support, the figure wears yellow britches and a striped vest with pink-brown coat and black hat, over his right shoulder he carries a yellowish sheep with hobbled feet.
Statuette
Large black basalt figure of a nude, sleeping infant representing Somnus, God of Sleep, son of Night and twin brother of Death; Somnus sleeps peacefully on a rocky base that is draped with a cloth, his right leg is stretched out, his left leg is bent at the knee, and his small wings are draped casually to his right side; Somnus’ head is tilted slightly to the left, his eyes closed and his mouth slightly open, his right arm is raised and with bent elbow, rests lightly on his head, his left arm is bent and lays at his side, his left hand clutches a bouquet of sleep-inducing poppies, a common attribute of the God of Sleep, who was considered a benefactor to man, giving the weary rest and sufferers alleviation of their pain.
Oval black basalt intaglio with portrait of Homer on square plinth