16th century
Spain
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Plateau
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumTin-glazed and luster-painted earthenware
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SizeDiameter: 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)
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Geography details
Spain -
Country today
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Date16th century
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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The Christian (or Christianized) potter superimposed a pattern of Latin crosses over this dish, the border of which was actually molded in raised, slanting gadroons, similar to those on a deep dish also in the Museum’s collection (see 94.4.379).
