Two-handled pharmacy or storage jar with arms of the Orsini family and profile head of a man
Unknown
ca. 1460–80 · Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1460–80
- Medium
- Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
- Culture
- Italian, probably Deruta
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Fletcher Fund, 1946
