Roman Dog

Romule finds a positive figural form in the chiaroscuro-like glaze of this cup, pulling the image of the dog — clearly descended from the Capitoline Wolf in title and countenance — from the shadows, and extending it out into substance with a nobly moulded ceramic head. The artist frequently explores subtle erotic narrative in her pottery, and the enhanced breasts and maternal context of the wolf in Romulus & Remus’ myth suggests a complex fascination.