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SMALL
FLASK WITH «BACCELLATURA», OR A MOULDED DESIGN OF POD-SHAPED GROOVING
WHICH FORMS A RAY AT FRONT AND BACK, AND FOUR SMALL PIERCED (FOR
STRINGING THROUGH A CORD) AT THE SIDES

Height, 21,5
cm.
Majolica
Faenza, latter half of the XVIth century.
Provenance: acquisition (1966).
Condition: handles fragmentary, and with pieces missing.
Inv. no. 15249.
Painted in the
hollow of both front and back center is the Michiel di Venezia coat
of arms and beside it the initials « P M ».
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