Plate: Roman Warrior
Plate: Roman Warrior
Artist
Workshop of Maestro Benedetto Nessus
(Italian)
Place of OriginItaly (Siena)
Dateabout 1510
DimensionsOverall (H x Dia. ): 1/8 × 12 5/8 in. (0.3 × 32.1 cm)
MediumTin-glazed earthenware, known as maiolica
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1942.20
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 19
DescriptionDecorated with figure of Roman warrior in center and interlaced strapwork design on rim
Exhibition HistoryItalian Exhibition, London, 1930, No. 948f.Comparative ReferencesSee also Rackham, Catalog of Italian Majolica, South Kensington, p. 130. Rackham Catalog of Beit Collection. Illus. pl. 18A.
about 1520-25
late 15th century
about 1535-1540
1494
about 1515
about 1470-1480
early 18th century
about 1525
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