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Albarello or Pharmacy Jar

Artist: Spanish

Location: British Museum

Date: 1300 - 1400

Materials: light buff ware, tin glaze & lead glaze

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Review number: 21 (1905)

Description:
Pharmacy jar of irregular form, resembling an albarello with an unusually high neck. The body is almost cylindrical, though a little wide at the top than the bottom. Painted in manganese and bottle green, the body divided vertically into four panels, enclosing alternately a leaf and heart-shaped design. Probably made at Faenza.

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