Basin with classicizing head. Culture: Italian, Montelupo. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 2 1/4 × 13 1/4 in. (5.7 × 33.7 cm). Date: ca. 1500-1510.As diners ate mainly with their hands during the Renaissance, a ewer and basin were often kept on the sideboard for washing. The companion to this basin has been lost. In its center is a roundel with a raised rim, which would have secured the ewer's hollow foot. The portrait profile modeled after ancient Roman coins becomes visible when the ewer is removed. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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