Nautilus cup

Hiller, Joachim, c. 1600

This nautilus shell has been cleverly used to represent the body of a realistically rendered ostrich. Ever since Classical antiquity this bird has been a symbol of virtue. Even though it cannot fly, it surpasses all other twolegged creatures in the speed with which it can run. Virtue thus always triumphs.

  • Artwork typenautilus shell cup
  • Object numberBK-1958-44
  • Dimensionsheight 42.4 cm x width 19.7 cm x depth 11.5 cm