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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