Two-handled pharmacy or storage jar with arms of the Orsini family and profile head of a man

Italian, probably Deruta

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The arms of the Orsini, a powerful Roman family, appear on one side of this jar, while the profile of a young man is delicately painted on the other. Numbers scratched into the underside note its weight when empty—useful information when measuring goods.

Two-handled pharmacy or storage jar with arms of the Orsini family and profile head of a man, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, probably Deruta

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Two-handled pharmacy or storage jar with arms of the Orsini family and profile head of a man, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, probably Deruta
Two-handled pharmacy or storage jar with arms of the Orsini family and profile head of a man, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, probably Deruta
Two-handled pharmacy or storage jar with arms of the Orsini family and profile head of a man, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, probably Deruta

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