Plate (one of a pair) ca. 1525 or later Style of Nicola da Urbino Italian These two footed bowls (see also ), or coppe, are part of one of the most striking series of maiolica produced in the 1520s. They were made for an unidentified patron and are painted with busts of illustrious heroes and heroines, ancient and modern. The helmets, in their classicizing style, are comparable to those on ancient coin portraits and on contemporary Plate (one of a pair). Italian, Castel Durante. ca. 1525 or later. Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware). Ceramics-Pottery

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