Two-handled pharmacy or storage jar with arms of the Orsini family and profile head of a man
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two-handled pharmacy or storage jar with arms of the Orsini family and profile head of a man
- Date: ca. 1460–80
- Culture: Italian, probably Deruta
- Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 14 × 11 1/2 × 10 5/8 in. (35.6 × 29.2 × 27 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1946
- Object Number: 46.85.26
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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