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Description: | Albarello, earthenware, from monastery of El Escorial, made at Talavera, Spain, 1600-1625, inscribed L. SAPHIRUS abbreviation of Lapis Saphirus, Latin for sapphire stone, an ingredient in several drugs; with two armorial crests. above the inscription: shield with gridiron (associated with the martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, and golden crown; below the inscription: a Spanish royal crest, golden lion rampant, cross, tassels and petasus (hat). Jar made for the royal monastery at San Lorenzo (Saint Lawrence) de El Escorial, commissioned by Philip II of Spain. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | albarello | Temporal: | 1600-1625 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Unattributed | Identifier: | http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/grab... | Go to resource |
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