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Albarello (drug jar) with donkeys mating

CultureItalian
Possible OriginFaenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Possible OriginPesaro, The Marches, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Datec.1480-1500
MediumMaiolica, tin glaze, lead glaze, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall: 29.5 x 14 cm (11 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
MarkingsInscription of contents; 'Electuarium Diaphoenicum'
DescriptionFaenza albarello of waisted cylindrical shape, decorated with a shaped panel showing two donkeys in blue and ochre, reserved on a ground of 'gothic' foliage in manganese, blue and ochre.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.347
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
Italian Earthenware - Maiolica
Status
On view
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