Boat-Shaped Cup with Ceres and Bacchus on a Bed of Grape Clusters and Wheat

Bernard Palissy

Cleveland Museum of Art

Ceramic boat-shaped cup. The cup is predominantly brown with a blue and gold scalloped edge. Inside the cup are two figures. The figure on the left is a woman with curly blonde hair. She wears a white cloth wrapped around her waist. The figure on the right is a man with curly brown hair. He wears a blue cloth wrapped around his waist. The woman and man stand on green foliage and brown soil. The man and woman appear to be touching their faces together. The woman holds a bundle of wheat in her right hand. The man holds a bunch of grapes in his left hand. The background behind the cup is gray. The cup casts a shadow on the right.