A north Italian marbled slipware costrel with egg shaped body, long neck, flared pedestal base and four loop handles, of brown, green and white marbled ware from the Elizabethan period. A costrel is a large bottle with an ear or ears through which a cord might be passed so it could be suspended from the waist.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Elizabethan Costrel, 1558–1603
Date supported
1929
Medium and material
Marbled ware
Dimensions
28 cm
Gifted by
Major Rudolph Burney
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