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Italian maiolica wet drug jar.
Montelupo 17th century.
With strap-handle and knot-tied spout.
Decorated with a scroll label with the inscription 'Syo de Stidos Costo' against scrolling acanthus leaf ground.
The inscription may refer to a syrup decoction of stecados (French Lavender) and, or the root of costus Arabicus, a plant native in the East and formerly known as Aucklandia costus.
A similar jar can be seen in the Musée de la Chartreuse Collection, inventory no. A.3053.
Dimensions
Height: 9 15/16in., 25.3cmCondition report
Chip to end of spout, chip to foot rim, fritting to edgesStock number
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