Charles Townley Vase Lrg Black. Urn marble Sculpted by Houdon

Sculpted by Houdon

created by the layering of bronze to the marble surface and treated numerous times with bronzing chemicals and then hand polished once the patina colour is achieved

and every detail of the extraordinary carving to be fully appreciated

this substantial piece commands attention in any setting

It was once believed that the vase was one of the main inspirations for the Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821) when he wrote the famous 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'

Charles Townley Vase Lrg Black. Urn marble Sculpted by HoudonThe Charles Townley vase. Roman, 2nd century AD Found at a villa at Monte Cagnolo, near Rome This marble vase, an adapted form of the Greek volute krater, is decorated in high relief with a Bacchic scene, featuring the rustic deity Pan, and <href="ilink ,_blank ">Bacchus' wild followers, both male (satyrs) and female (maenads). The vase gets its name from the famous collector Charles Townley (AD 1737 1805). Gavin Hamilton, Charles Townley's agent in