One-handled storage jar (albarello)

Italian, Siena

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The single-handled form is uncommon, and each of the dozen known examples is decorated with the same palette and winged cherub design. This suggests that they were commissioned together as a single pharmacy series.

One-handled storage jar (albarello), Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, Siena

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