Goblet, First half 14th century

Largest surviving piece of this shape. The decoration depicts mythical and real birds. The upper part shows a phoenix with coloured plumage and a vulture, both flying above a hoopoe, as well as a pair of geese, a parrot and a hawk attacking a duck. The lower part has images of a magpie and a ground fowl. The hoopoe is traditionally associated to royalty in the Middle East
Museo Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal. 2378

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