Circe and the companions of Ulysses, Zenobia Painter

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An image of Maiolica dish. 'Circe offers a Magic Potion to the Companions of Ulysses'. Zenobia Painter, workshop. Pale buff earthenware, painted in polychrome, tin-glazed overall; the reverse pale beige, height 4.0 cm, diameter 28.2 cm, circa 1550-1575. The Marches, Pesaro, Italy.

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Maiolica dish. 'Circe offers a Magic Potion to the Companions of Ulysses'. Zenobia Painter, workshop. Pale buff earthenware, painted in polychrome, tin-glazed overall; the reverse pale beige, height 4.0 cm, diameter 28.2 cm, circa 1550-1575. The Marches, Pesaro, Italy.

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Accession Number: C.16-1953
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 964 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 930.72kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2009:02:10 16:52:38

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Circe and the companions of Ulysses, Zenobia Painter

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