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Myrrha giving birth to Adonis, plate
Medium
earthenware (maiolica)
Measurements
3.4 × 23.2 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
painted in blue on base c.: Orid(...illeg.) narra(...illeg.)l / parto demirra / 1550
Accession Number
4405-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
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Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International