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Maiolica arcaica blu two-handled bowl

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An image of Maiolica arcaica blu. Two-handled bowl. Unidentified pottery, probably Umbria, Orvieto or Tuscany. Shape 39. Circular with flat base, sloping sides, narrow flat rim and two wide strap handles with a thumb print at the top. Inside, within two manganese concentric circles, there is a double-armed cross with cross-hatching and three scalloped lines between the arms; on the sides, blue criss-crosses and a manganese band. Pale buff earthenware. The exterior and base are lead-glazed pale brown; the interior is tin-glazed pale grey. Painted in manganese and blue. Height, whole, 9.7 cm, diameter, base, 18.8 cm, width, whole, 34.0 cm, circa 1350-1425. Late Medieval.

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Maiolica arcaica blu. Two-handled bowl. Unidentified pottery, probably Umbria, Orvieto or Tuscany. Shape 39. Circular with flat base, sloping sides, narrow flat rim and two wide strap handles with a thumb print at the top. Inside, within two manganese concentric circles, there is a double-armed cross with cross-hatching and three scalloped lines between the arms; on the sides, blue criss-crosses and a manganese band. Pale buff earthenware. The exterior and base are lead-glazed pale brown; the interior is tin-glazed pale grey. Painted in manganese and blue. Height, whole, 9.7 cm, diameter, base, 18.8 cm, width, whole, 34.0 cm, circa 1350-1425. Late Medieval.

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  • Accession Number: C.137-1991
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 810 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 116.01kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1

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14th Century 15th Century bowl earthenware Fitz_AA glazed handle handled Italian Late Medieval lead-glazed maiolica maiolica arcaica Medieval pottery Quattrocento Trecento two-handled Umbrian School

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