Two-handled storage jug (albarello) with crowned eagles ca. 1460-80 Italian, Deruta In the fifteenth century, Italian maiolica design was influenced by vases imported from Spain, which is apparent in this vase's winglike handles. Dramatic and impractical, they echo the spread wings of the crowned eagles painted on either side of the vessel, a motif also borrowed from Hispano-Moresque pottery. The style of ornament mimics patterns typically found on earthenware produced in Valencia.. Two-handled storage jug (albarello) with crowned eagles 204512
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