Albarello vase, Italian, from Rome or Deruta, 1641, polychrome maiolica, used for theriaca by the Jesuits, inscribed THERIAC M.A. with IHS, a Christogram, in sun emblem.
Details
- Category:
- Medical Ceramic-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A43084
- Materials:
- incomplete, ceramic and glaze
- Measurements:
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overall: 425 mm x 265 mm, 5.79 kg
- type:
- albarello