A Marchigian berettino-ground cylindrical pharmacy jar and cover
A Marchigian berettino-ground cylindrical pharmacy jar and cover

LATE 16TH CENTURY

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A Marchigian berettino-ground cylindrical pharmacy jar and cover
Late 16th Century
Named for fiordmelangoliqditi in Gothic script on an elaborate angular scroll against a ground of scrolling and fruiting foliage between moulded stepped borders, the shallow domed cover similarly decorated within a border of stylised foliage (restoration and chipping to rim, footrim and rim of cover, body with overpainting to one fruit)
10 in. (26 cm.) high

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