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Cylindrical Storage Jar: Venus on the Sea Shore
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About this work
The scene depicted on this vessel, the goddess Venus emerging from the sea and drying her hair, is based on an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi dated September 11, 1506.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineCylindrical Storage Jar: Venus on the Sea Shore, c. 1507–10. Italy, Faenza, 16th century. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 29.8 x 18.9 cm (11 3/4 x 7 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1940.12
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