1964 Piero Fornasetti Zodiac Porcelain Plate, Astrological Sign of Capricorn

Piero Fornasetti Zodiac Porcelain Plate,
Astrological Sign of Capricorn,
Made for Corisia,
Dated 1964.

The plate in black and gold depicts the astrological sign Capricorn with words, intertwined around the form of a ram, with characteristics of the sign.   This series of twelve plates were made for Corisia from 1964 to 1975.  The pattern is called Gli influssi Astrali (astral influences in English).

Dimensions: 8 1/4 inches x 1 1/2 inch high (21 cm diameter x 3.81cm)

From a collection of ten different examples.

Mark: in White on a gilt roundel-
Gli/Influssi/Astrali-Se/rie Specialmen/Te Creata Da/Piero Fornasetti/Por/Corisia/1964  N 1
(gilders mark 11)

Capricorn is the tenth astrological sign in the zodiac out of twelve total zodiac signs, originating from the constellation of Capricornus, the goat. It spans the 270–300th degree of the zodiac, corresponding to celestial longitude. Under the tropical zodiac, the sun transits this area from around December 22 to January 19. In astrology, Capricorn is considered an earth sign along with Virgo and Taurus, a negative sign, and one of the four cardinal signs. Capricorn is said to be ruled by the planet Saturn alongside Aquarius.

There appears to be a connection between traditional characterizations of Capricorn as a sea goat and the Sumerian god of wisdom and waters, who also had the head and upper body of a goat and the lower body and tail of a fish  Later known as Ea in Akkadian and Babylonian mythology, Enki was the god of intelligence (gestú, literally "ear"), creation, crafts; magic; water, seawater and lake water.
(Wikipedia).

(Ref: NY10340-nlu)

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