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Maiolica arcaica bowl with a woman, from Orvieto

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An image of Unknown (pottery). Maiolica arcaica. Pale buff earthenware, the interior tin-glazed, the exterior and top of the rim lead-glazed, height 11.2cm, diameter, rim, 31.5cm, diameter, foot, 14.2cm, circa 1275-1350. Italian, from Orvieto.

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Unknown (pottery). Maiolica arcaica. Pale buff earthenware, the interior tin-glazed, the exterior and top of the rim lead-glazed, height 11.2cm, diameter, rim, 31.5cm, diameter, foot, 14.2cm, circa 1275-1350. Italian, from Orvieto.

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  • Accession Number: C.130-1933
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/27.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 768 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 774.73kB
  • Exposure time: 1/180
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 27/1
  • Captured: 2009:08:10 22:06:31

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13th Century 14th Century animal animals antelopes bowl costume crown crowned dress earthenware female Fitz_AA glazed green Italian lead-glazed maiolica Medieval pottery tin-glazed Umbrian woman

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