Decorative arts
Footed Bowl with Bust of a Man
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- Date
- 1500-1564
- Accession number
- 2010.6.1
- Maker
- Unknown, Italian (Sicily?), 16th Century(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1500–1599)
- Dimensions
- height: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm.) diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm.)
- Medium
- tin-glazed earthenware
- Description
- This object was originally used as a pharmacist's jar meant to hold dried herbs or medicinal compounds.
- Credit
- The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of MaryLou Boone
- Department
- European Art
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