Small dish in 16th century Urbino majolica - Lot 30
Small dish in 16th century Urbino majolica
Inscribed on the reverse in blue Commo "pafiffae" / in "gravido" / "dun" toro, label for URBINO / N 14
Full polychrome decoration depicting figures and a bull in a landscape, ochre fillet on rim, small chip, chips
D. 19.5 cm.
Provenance :
Former Henri Blay collection (1861-1920).
This scene depicts the moment when Pasiphae, wife of Minos, King of Crete, conceives a child with a white bull and gives birth to Asterion, known as the Minautore.
Sale information - Ceramics (H. Blay Collection) - Silverware - Jewelry
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