The Antwerp Owl Goblet (1548-1549). Silver and coconut.  This is the oldest known Antwerp owl goblet. The head of the owl could be screwed off, so people could drink from its body .  An old Dutch saying was engraved around the neck of the bird: ‘Als alle ander fogels sin thoe neste sois min flige beste.’ (‘When all the birds are [lying] in their nests, my flight is best’) - Decribing the owl as a bird who is active at night.