https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/18491/fullAlbarello (drug jar) with Roman emperor1550-1600Overall: 35.3 x 24.1 cm (13 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.)Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)Gift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Southern Italy, perhaps SicilyG83.1.3731An albarello decorated with a central portrait in profile, drawn in blue, with Roman style dress. There is an acanthus leaf head circlet and a robe in green within a green laurel wreath, and yellow flowers and fruit. The portrait is against a yellow ground. The back of the jar decorated in a loosely drawn scrolling design in blue.Italian Maiolica14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware[]European CeramicsItalian Earthenware - Maiolica181582566ItalianItalian RenaissanceNone