This design was modeled on a vase from antiquity, depicted in Pierre-François Hugues d’Hancarville’s volume of engravings from the collection of Sir William Hamilton.
Wedgwood, Vase, Black basalt, enamel, c. 1785-1790, @VAMuseum
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