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Cylindrical Storage Jar: Venus on the Sea Shore

c. 1507–10
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Diameter: 29.8 x 18.9 cm (11 3/4 x 7 7/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1940.12
Location: not on view
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The scene depicted on this vessel, the goddess Venus emerging from the sea and drying her hair, is based on an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi dated September 11, 1506.
Cylindrical Storage Jar: Venus on the Sea Shore

Cylindrical Storage Jar: Venus on the Sea Shore

c. 1507–10

Italy, Faenza, 16th century

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