This simply carved, two-handled vase has gadroons around the bottom and lip. Decorative objects made in porphyry were obligatory items in royal and aristocratic collections, particularly in the seventeenth century, as inventories of the period indicate. They were usually acquired by Spaniards posted to Italy as ambassadors and viceroys. (Modern wooden base).
Inv. Felipe IV, Alcázar de Madrid, 1686.
Núm. s. n..
Salón de los espejos [...] Seis vrnas del mismo Porfido que los Bufetes vna sobre cada Bufete las dos mayores â manera de Jarrones yguales y las otras quatro a manera de tazas como cubiertas.
Inv. Real Museo, Sección Escultura, 1857.
Núm. 131.
131. Jarron compañero al nº 122.
Room 110 (On Display)
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