Plate: Samson and the Lion

Object Name
Category
Ceramics
Date
c. 1550
Medium
tin-glazed earthenware
Credit Line
The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Object Number
AGOID.29322
Location
AGO, Gallery 114 Thomson European, Central Case

Dimensions

Overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Outside: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)

Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription
In glazed image elements at top centre: N / G / D [proper sequence not known]; in glaze on verso: Il fier leon sansone / occido, e sbrana
Markings
Paper label on verso: AC / 122
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