Clock case with Arachne and Athena

Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur, 1727

This clock case is one of the Meissen porcelain factory’s most ambitious models from its early years. It is a piece of furniture executed in porcelain and designed as a small building. The two women crowning it represent the weaver Arachne and the goddess Athena. Athena was so jealous of Arachne’s skill that she transformed her into a spider.

  • Artwork typeclockwork, schoorsteenklok, mechanical clock
  • Object numberBK-17437
  • Dimensionsheight 14 cm x width 8.3 cm, height 33.1 cm x width 21 cm x depth 14 cm, height 44 cm x width 20.8 cm x depth 13.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsbeschilderd porselein