Pharmacy Jar

myminifactory

Culture: Italian. | Material: Ceramic; Glazed Composition; Maiolica. | Accession No: MG 114. | Current Location: The Hunt Museum Limerick. | Dimensions (cm): H 20.5 x W 20 x D 13.5. Description: A drug-jar with a handle and spout, decorated in blue with bands of simple curvilinear decoration. There is an inscription in black in a band across the body below the handle. The letters GM or CGM are written on the handle. It possibly contained an elixir of myrrh. This jar is very similar to MG 115. Italian, possibly Liguria. Date Made: 17th or 18th century AD