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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Italian
Title:Drug Jar
Date Made:17th/18th century
Type:Container; Medical
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware with tin glaze
Place Made:Europe; Italy, Savona
Measurements:overall: 8 3/8 in x 5 1/8 in; 21.2725 cm x 13.0175 cm
Narrative Inscription:  inscription: ctr. (manganese on light blue ground): • E • DiaPrunum • C •
Accession Number:  MH 2002.3.42
Credit Line:Joseph J. Hammer Collection, Gift of Roy A. Hammer
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Footed. Globular jar with figural and floral vignettes in blue and manganese; inscribed "E. DIA. PRUNUM C." Jar raised on a splash foliate-decorated foot.

Tags:
pottery; containers; medicine; vessels

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