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Dish with scene of the Fall of Jericho

CultureItalian
OriginUrbino, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Dateca.1550
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
DimensionsOverall: 4.5 x 32.7 cm (1 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.)
MarkingsInscribed on back 'larca del patto'
DescriptionAn Urbino Istoriato dish from the Fontana Workshop, decorated with the procession of the Israelites carrying the Arc of the Covenant around the call of Jericho.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.397
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
Italian Earthenware - Maiolica
Status
On view
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