The point at which the functional sources of objects ends and the purely aesthetic or symbolic aspect of the work takes over is never clear, but intriguing.
Vessels are among our earliest and most basic companion objects.
The vessel replaces the hand as a means of transporting nutrition, particularly liquid. It eventually became a container for special materials-grain storage, reliquaries and ultimately an object of pleasure and beauty. This group of works, open-ended containers, displays commonalities and particularly visual decorative differences in various civilizations and eras. Back to Juxtapositions Main Page juxtapositions . . . This page last modified on February 04, 2000.