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Basin with Clasped Hands Motif

CultureItalian
OriginDeruta, Umbria, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Datec.1500-1530
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), with metallic lustre
DimensionsOutside Diameter: 33 cm (13 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionDeruta relief moulded tondo, the recessed central boss with clasped hands beneath a crown and above a heart with rosettes to either side. All within a meander-pattern surround. The well has a quartieri and the border has a band of stylized foliage. It is painted in blue and gold lustre.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.340
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
Italian Earthenware - Maiolica
Status
On view
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