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1525
Place of origin

Shallow bowl on low foot depiciting a bust portrait of a woman with a scroll inscribed 'Silvia bella', probably made in the Urbino, 1525 ca

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read Italian Renaissance pottery – 'beautiful women' plates Often gifted as personalised love tokens, 'belle donne', or 'beautiful women' plates, represent idealised 16th-century fantasies of beauty.

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Object type
Brief description
Shallow bowl on low foot depiciting a bust portrait of a woman with a scroll inscribed 'Silvia bella', probably made in the Urbino, 1525 ca
Other number
553
Collection
Accession number
8923-1863

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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