Maiolica Jar

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The Hunt Museum
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2022-06-03
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Material: [Maiolica](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300021170). Accession no: HCM 294. Current location: [The Hunt Museum](https://www.huntmuseum.com/), [Limerick](https://www.geonames.org/7778675/limerick-city.html). A glazed maiolica jar decorated with the image of an angel with the inscription underneath TRODREVBARO. It has a lid with a central knob surrounded by floral motifs. The back is plain. Small jars such as this generally contained medication in tablet or lozenge form, in this case of rhubarba purgative. [16th century AD](http://n2t.net/ark:/99152/p06c6g3x35x). [More](https://www.huntmuseum.com/explore/item/f064e827-246f-3225-96e3-f686a86a52f1/?s%3DHCM+294&pos=1).