AVAILABLE - The Manticore, Ceramic Plate by Annie Sloan
This item is available for Click & Collect from the Bodleian Libraries. To discuss shipping options please contact customerservice@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
International shipping available, please contact us for a quote.
In collaboration with Annie Sloan, this original artwork has been created exclusively for Oxfordshire ArtWeeks, inspired by the Bodleian's medieval bestiary collection.
The face of a man, the body of a lion, the tale of a scorpion – and three rows of teeth! The manticore is a composite beast, supposedly from India. Depictions vary, although the head of a human on the body of a large lion-like beast and a tail resembling a scorpion is constant. The manticore can leap great distances and is highly active. Its voice is a whistle that sounds like a melody from pipes. Some say it can shoot spines from its tail. In some manuscripts it is called a harpy, so perhaps it evolved from this more-established mythological creature. One thing is for sure: the Manticore eats human flesh.
These handmade plates are made from red terracotta clay (earthenware), individually thrown and trimmed on a potter's wheel. Loosely based on Delftware 'Blue Dash' chargers from the 17th & 18th centuries. Hand painted by Annie Sloan and fired in an electric kiln to 1080 degrees Celsius.
This piece is matt glazed.
- Handmade plates made from red terracotta clay (earthenware)
- Individually thrown and trimmed
- Hand painted with ceramic glazes and signed by Annie Sloan
- 33cms diameter
