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Maiolica arcaica ewer, Umbrian

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An image of Tin-glazed earthenware ewer. Maiolica arcaica. Late Medieval, painted in copper-green, turquoise-green and manganese with panels containing stylised foliage, rhomboids and knots, surrounded by cross-hatching and shields. Height 38.0cm, diameter, foot, 11.5cm, width, 19.0cm. Orvieto, Umbria. Circa 1275-1350.

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Tin-glazed earthenware ewer. Maiolica arcaica. Late Medieval, painted in copper-green, turquoise-green and manganese with panels containing stylised foliage, rhomboids and knots, surrounded by cross-hatching and shields. Height 38.0cm, diameter, foot, 11.5cm, width, 19.0cm. Orvieto, Umbria. Circa 1275-1350.

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  • Accession Number: C.81-1927
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Aperture: f/32.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 748 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.3 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 134.45kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2009:08:10 15:12:16

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Date Department Fitz_AA Italian Material Medieval Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Umbrian Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd _WF_batch_15 ewer handled jug maiolica patterned pottery vessel

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